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Tess is classically short for Tessa which is short for Therese, Theresa, Teresa. I'm not that keen on the full originals but I really like Tessa and Tess. I would opt for Tessa on the birth certificate. As PP suggested it could also be Contessa and also Quintessa. Edited by Gudrun, 01 August 2010 - 11:48 PM.
Tessa /tes-sa/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced TESS-ah. It is of English origin. Diminutive of Teresa. Also possibly (Greek) fourth child.Thomas Hardy's wrote a famous novel  Tess of the d'Ubervilles.harted below is the birth name popularity of Tessa for girls. Tessa entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its peak position of #190 in the U.S. in the year 2007, and is currently at #221. (Top 1000 Baby Names Statistics, 2014).