# Teresa
## English
### Alternative forms

* Theresa

### Etymology

First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /təˈɹiː.sə/, /təˈɹiː.zə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːsə, -iːzə

### Proper noun

Teresa
* A female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
** 1980, Laura Furman, The Glass House, a Novella and Stories., Viking Press, →ISBN, page 76:My friends call me Terry. My husband always used my full name, Teresa. He said it made him feel like he was married to a foreign woman.
** 1999, Ed McBain, The Big Bad City, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 139:Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them. Her older daughter had fared better. Tess, modern and sleek for Teresa, which conjured up cobblestoned streets in a mountain village in Potenza.
* A municipality of Rizal, Philippines.

#### Related terms

* Diminutives: Terri, Terry, Tess, Tessa, Tessy.

#### Translations
### See also

* Tracy

### Anagrams

* teares, eaters, Eastre, asteer, saeter, reseat, teaser, Teares, aretes, steare, seater, arsete, ratees, Trease, easter, arêtes, Seater, sæter, Easter, earset, Taseer, staree

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [təˈɾɛ.zə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [təˈɾə.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [teˈɾe.za]

### Proper noun

Teresa f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Teresa f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Teresa: Teresuson
* daughter of Teresa: Teresudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Spanish Teresa

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈteresɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞re̞s̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eresɑ
* Hyphenation: Te‧re‧sa

### Proper noun

Teresa
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Teresa (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresani
Teresani
accusative
nom.
Teresani
Teresani
gen.
Teresani
genitive
Teresani
Teresoideni Teresoitteni Teresojeni Teresaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaani
Teresoitani Teresojani
inessive
Teresassani
Teresoissani
elative
Teresastani
Teresoistani
illative
Teresaani
Teresoihini
adessive
Teresallani
Teresoillani
ablative
Teresaltani
Teresoiltani
allative
Teresalleni
Teresoilleni
essive
Teresanani
Teresoinani
translative
Teresakseni
Teresoikseni
abessive
Teresattani
Teresoittani
instructive
comitative
—Teresoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresasi
Teresasi
accusative
nom.
Teresasi
Teresasi
gen.
Teresasi
genitive
Teresasi
Teresoidesi Teresoittesi Teresojesi Teresaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaasi
Teresoitasi Teresojasi
inessive
Teresassasi
Teresoissasi
elative
Teresastasi
Teresoistasi
illative
Teresaasi
Teresoihisi
adessive
Teresallasi
Teresoillasi
ablative
Teresaltasi
Teresoiltasi
allative
Teresallesi
Teresoillesi
essive
Teresanasi
Teresoinasi
translative
Teresaksesi
Teresoiksesi
abessive
Teresattasi
Teresoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Teresoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresamme
Teresamme
accusative
nom.
Teresamme
Teresamme
gen.
Teresamme
genitive
Teresamme
Teresoidemme Teresoittemme Teresojemme Teresaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaamme
Teresoitamme Teresojamme
inessive
Teresassamme
Teresoissamme
elative
Teresastamme
Teresoistamme
illative
Teresaamme
Teresoihimme
adessive
Teresallamme
Teresoillamme
ablative
Teresaltamme
Teresoiltamme
allative
Teresallemme
Teresoillemme
essive
Teresanamme
Teresoinamme
translative
Teresaksemme
Teresoiksemme
abessive
Teresattamme
Teresoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Teresoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresanne
Teresanne
accusative
nom.
Teresanne
Teresanne
gen.
Teresanne
genitive
Teresanne
Teresoidenne Teresoittenne Teresojenne Teresainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaanne
Teresoitanne Teresojanne
inessive
Teresassanne
Teresoissanne
elative
Teresastanne
Teresoistanne
illative
Teresaanne
Teresoihinne
adessive
Teresallanne
Teresoillanne
ablative
Teresaltanne
Teresoiltanne
allative
Teresallenne
Teresoillenne
essive
Teresananne
Teresoinanne
translative
Teresaksenne
Teresoiksenne
abessive
Teresattanne
Teresoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Teresoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresansa
Teresansa
accusative
nom.
Teresansa
Teresansa
gen.
Teresansa
genitive
Teresansa
Teresoidensa Teresoittensa Teresojensa Teresainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaansa
Teresoitaan Teresojaan Teresoitansa Teresojansa
inessive
Teresassaan Teresassansa
Teresoissaan Teresoissansa
elative
Teresastaan Teresastansa
Teresoistaan Teresoistansa
illative
Teresaansa
Teresoihinsa
adessive
Teresallaan Teresallansa
Teresoillaan Teresoillansa
ablative
Teresaltaan Teresaltansa
Teresoiltaan Teresoiltansa
allative
Teresalleen Teresallensa
Teresoilleen Teresoillensa
essive
Teresanaan Teresanansa
Teresoinaan Teresoinansa
translative
Teresakseen Teresaksensa
Teresoikseen Teresoiksensa
abessive
Teresattaan Teresattansa
Teresoittaan Teresoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Teresoineen Teresoinensa :
Possessive forms of Teresa (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresani
Teresani
accusative
nom.
Teresani
Teresani
gen.
Teresani
genitive
Teresani
Teresieni Teresoideni Teresoitteni Teresojeni $^{rare}$ Teresaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaani
Teresiani Teresoitani Teresojani $^{rare}$
inessive
Teresassani
Teresoissani Teresissani
elative
Teresastani
Teresoistani Teresistani
illative
Teresaani
Teresiini Teresoihini
adessive
Teresallani
Teresoillani Teresillani
ablative
Teresaltani
Teresoiltani Teresiltani
allative
Teresalleni
Teresoilleni Teresilleni
essive
Teresanani
Teresoinani Teresinani
translative
Teresakseni
Teresoikseni Teresikseni
abessive
Teresattani
Teresoittani Teresittani
instructive
comitative
—Teresoineni Teresineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresasi
Teresasi
accusative
nom.
Teresasi
Teresasi
gen.
Teresasi
genitive
Teresasi
Teresiesi Teresoidesi Teresoittesi Teresojesi $^{rare}$ Teresaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaasi
Teresiasi Teresoitasi Teresojasi $^{rare}$
inessive
Teresassasi
Teresoissasi Teresissasi
elative
Teresastasi
Teresoistasi Teresistasi
illative
Teresaasi
Teresiisi Teresoihisi
adessive
Teresallasi
Teresoillasi Teresillasi
ablative
Teresaltasi
Teresoiltasi Teresiltasi
allative
Teresallesi
Teresoillesi Teresillesi
essive
Teresanasi
Teresoinasi Teresinasi
translative
Teresaksesi
Teresoiksesi Teresiksesi
abessive
Teresattasi
Teresoittasi Teresittasi
instructive
comitative
—Teresoinesi Teresinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresamme
Teresamme
accusative
nom.
Teresamme
Teresamme
gen.
Teresamme
genitive
Teresamme
Teresiemme Teresoidemme Teresoittemme Teresojemme $^{rare}$ Teresaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaamme
Teresiamme Teresoitamme Teresojamme $^{rare}$
inessive
Teresassamme
Teresoissamme Teresissamme
elative
Teresastamme
Teresoistamme Teresistamme
illative
Teresaamme
Teresiimme Teresoihimme
adessive
Teresallamme
Teresoillamme Teresillamme
ablative
Teresaltamme
Teresoiltamme Teresiltamme
allative
Teresallemme
Teresoillemme Teresillemme
essive
Teresanamme
Teresoinamme Teresinamme
translative
Teresaksemme
Teresoiksemme Teresiksemme
abessive
Teresattamme
Teresoittamme Teresittamme
instructive
comitative
—Teresoinemme Teresinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresanne
Teresanne
accusative
nom.
Teresanne
Teresanne
gen.
Teresanne
genitive
Teresanne
Teresienne Teresoidenne Teresoittenne Teresojenne $^{rare}$ Teresainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaanne
Teresianne Teresoitanne Teresojanne $^{rare}$
inessive
Teresassanne
Teresoissanne Teresissanne
elative
Teresastanne
Teresoistanne Teresistanne
illative
Teresaanne
Teresiinne Teresoihinne
adessive
Teresallanne
Teresoillanne Teresillanne
ablative
Teresaltanne
Teresoiltanne Teresiltanne
allative
Teresallenne
Teresoillenne Teresillenne
essive
Teresananne
Teresoinanne Teresinanne
translative
Teresaksenne
Teresoiksenne Teresiksenne
abessive
Teresattanne
Teresoittanne Teresittanne
instructive
comitative
—Teresoinenne Teresinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Teresansa
Teresansa
accusative
nom.
Teresansa
Teresansa
gen.
Teresansa
genitive
Teresansa
Teresiensa Teresoidensa Teresoittensa Teresojensa $^{rare}$ Teresainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Teresaansa
Teresiaan Teresoitaan Teresiansa Teresoitansa Teresojaan $^{rare}$ Teresojansa $^{rare}$
inessive
Teresassaan Teresassansa
Teresoissaan Teresissaan Teresoissansa Teresissansa
elative
Teresastaan Teresastansa
Teresoistaan Teresistaan Teresoistansa Teresistansa
illative
Teresaansa
Teresiinsa Teresoihinsa
adessive
Teresallaan Teresallansa
Teresoillaan Teresillaan Teresoillansa Teresillansa
ablative
Teresaltaan Teresaltansa
Teresoiltaan Teresiltaan Teresoiltansa Teresiltansa
allative
Teresalleen Teresallensa
Teresoilleen Teresilleen Teresoillensa Teresillensa
essive
Teresanaan Teresanansa
Teresoinaan Teresinaan Teresoinansa Teresinansa
translative
Teresakseen Teresaksensa
Teresoikseen Teresikseen Teresoiksensa Teresiksensa
abessive
Teresattaan Teresattansa
Teresoittaan Teresittaan Teresoittansa Teresittansa
instructive
comitative
—Teresoineen Teresineen Teresoinensa Teresinensa :

#### Statistics

* Teresa is the 407th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 980 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,669 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [teˈʁeːza]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Hyphenation: Te‧re‧sa

### Proper noun

Teresa f (genitive Teresas or Teresa)
* a female given name, variant of Theresa

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈrɛ.za/, /teˈre.za/
* Rhymes: -ɛza, -eza
* Hyphenation: Te‧rè‧sa, Te‧ré‧sa

### Proper noun

Teresa f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

### References

* ↑ Teresa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* Artese, estera, estrae, sarete, serate, tesare, teserà

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Teresiă.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛˈrɛ.sa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛsa
* Syllabification: Te‧re‧sa

### Proper noun

Teresa f (diminutive Tereska or Terenia)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Teresa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Tareja (archaic)

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /teˈɾe.zɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /teˈɾe.zɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /teˈɾe.za/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɨˈɾe.zɐ/, /ˈtɾe.zɐ/
* Hyphenation: Te‧re‧sa

### Proper noun

Teresa f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
** 1943, André Luiz, Francisco Cândido Xavier, Nosso Lar:Judite, Iolanda e Lísias se encarregaram, respectivamente, do piano, da harpa e da cítara, ao lado de Teresa e Eloísa, que integravam o gracioso coro familiar.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unknown. Suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈɾesa/ [t̪eˈɾe.sa]
* Rhymes: -esa
* Syllabification: Te‧re‧sa

### Proper noun

Teresa f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

#### Derived terms

* Tere

### Anagrams

* aretes
* estera

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /teˈɾesa/ [t̪ɛˈɾɛː.sɐ]
* Rhymes: -esa
* Syllabification: Te‧re‧sa

### Proper noun

Teresa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ)
* Teresa (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)

### Proper noun

Teresa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

### Anagrams

* aretes, reseta