Tess
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //tɛs//
A diminutive of the female given name Teresa.
proper noun
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A diminutive of the female given name Teresa.
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.
proper noun
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A surname from German.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Tess, a variant of Tesch.
Forms
- plural
- Tesses
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Tess · A diminutive of the female given name Teresa.
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