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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.
The following names are baby names related to Tessa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Tessa: Boys-Dorian, Julius, Luke, Theodore, Theron, Girls-Cleora, Dike, Dorcas, Velma, Both genders-Andrew, Damaskenos, George. Variants. The name Tessa is a variant of Theresa.Other popular variants of the name Theresa are: Tassos, Terasa, Terecena, Teresia (Swedish), Terezka, Terri (English), Terrie (English), Terrill, Tersa (Italian), Tess (English), Tessa (English), Therese (Scandinavian), Theresia (Swedish), Theresita, Trescha (German), Treza, Zita.he name Tessa has the following meaning: To reap what you harvest. A name associated with a humble and noble image, due to the much loved image of Mother Teresa. It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.