What Are Freestanding Birth Centers? If you are considering having your baby at a freestanding birth center, it's important to become educated on the potential risks, know what questions to ask of the center's staff ahead of time, and determine if this birthing option truly best meets your needs.
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.
If so, you'll probably want to look at baby names with a bit of length to them. Many 8-letter names can be shortened to various nicknames. Angelina, Dominick, Julianna and Percival and can become Lina, Nick, Anna and Perce, or Angie, Dom, Jules and Perry, or even Angel, Nicky, Juli and Percy..