Theresa vs Tina - What's the difference?

As a proper noun theresa

is , an alteration of teresa, first used in spain, supposedly derived from the (etyl) name of the island of thera in greece.

there is no alternative (a political slogan of ).

(en proper noun)

, an alteration of Teresa, first used in Spain, supposedly derived from the (etyl) name of the island of Thera in Greece.

* 1810 , Tales of real life: forming a sequel to miss Edgeworth's Tales of fashionable life (Henry Colburn, London), volume 1, page 72:

"Theresa'!" exclaimed the stranger, "is your name ' Theresa ?" asked she, a death-like paleness at the same time overspreading her countenance.

"Is this name so frightful to you?" enquired the recluse.

"Frightful!" rejoined the stranger, "O, no, I venerate it, like the name of a saint. I had once an unknown friend, whose name was Theresa .

* 1976 , Anne Tyler: Searching for Caleb (Berkley Books, New York, 1983, ISBN 0-425-09876-1), page 7:

"Theresa ,", he said. "I never cared for that name."

Justine nodded, chewing.

"I don't like difficult names. I don't like foreignness."

"Perhaps they're Catholic," Justine said.

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(en proper noun)

A lake in Alaska, near/around Anchorage.