Teresa
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Teresa, Theresa, and Therese (French: Thérèse) are relatively common names for females.
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[edit] Meaning
Greek origin meaning 'late summer', harvest, reaper, or the seahorse queen.
[edit] People
[edit] Only Name
- Saint Teresa of Ávila, 16th-century Carmelite and Doctor of the Church
- Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, 19th-century Carmelite and Doctor of the Church
- Saint Teresa of Portugal, 13th-century Benedictine nun
- Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, born Edith Stein, philosopher and martyr
- Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity (blessed as of October 19, 2003)
- Teresa of León, Countess of Portugal
- Teresa of Portugal, princess
- Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen, princess
[edit] First Name
- Theresa Arnold, female boxer
- Teressa Bellissimo, inventor of the Buffalo wing
- Theresa Berkley, 19th-century British woman in the sex industry
- Teressa Blackwell, fitness model
- Therese Brandl, SS officer
- Theresa Breslin, Scottish Author
- Theresa Burke, Canadian journalist
- Thérèse Casgrain, Québécois politician
- Thérèse de Couagne, French businessman
- Theresa Lee Farrell, American actress
- Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer-actress
- Therese Grankvist, singer
- Marie-Therese Nguyen Huu Hao, former empress of Vietnam
- Therese Humbert, fraudster
- Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of presidential candidate John F. Kerry
- Theresa LePore, former elections supervisor for Florida
- Teresa May, British glamour model and porn star
- Theresa May, British politician
- Theresa Oswald, Canadian politician
- Thérèse Oulton, English painter
- Therese Pichler, Nazi
- Theresa Rebeck, screenwriter
- Therese Shaheen, director of the American Institute in Taiwan
- Theresa Sokyrka, Canadian songwriter
- Theresa Thomason, gospel singer
- Theresa Villiers, British politician
- Maria Theresa of Austria, empress of Austria
[edit] Places
[edit] In Canada
[edit] In the Czech Republic
[edit] In the Philippines
[edit] In Spain
- Teresa, Castellón
[edit] In the United States
- Theresa, New York, town
- Theresa, New York, village
- Theresa, Wisconsin, village
- Theresa, Wisconsin, town
[edit] Books
[edit] Movies
- Thérèse, by Alain Cavalier, which won the 1987 César Award for Best Film
- Theresa, Rod Steiger's first film appearance
- Theresa, Mexican soap opera
[edit] Music
- Thérèse, an opera by Jules Massenet
- Teresa was a popular song by Joe Dolan, when it topped the Irish singles chart in 1969.
- "St. Teresa", a song by Blackmore’s Night from their 2006 album The Village Lanterne
[edit] Other
The name Teresa is on the list of hurricane names in the Atlantic Ocean, but has yet to be used (next comes up in 2009).
Common nicknames for Theresa are Terri, Reese, Tisa, Rese, Resa, Tessie, and Tressie.
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