[Opinions] Theresa / Teresa
First off. How does everyone pronounce these two? I've always pronounced both of them te-REE-sah but I have heard them pronounced te-RAY-sah, particularly the spelling Teresa. And on here it says that the Italian pronounciation is tay-RAY-sah, which I've never heard it pronounced that way.
Secondly, what do you think of this name and which spelling do you prefer? Do you like the nicknames? Terry, Tess, Tessa? (probably more than those 3 but those are the ones that come to mind).
Much appreciated,
Jamie
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Secondly, what do you think of this name and which spelling do you prefer? Do you like the nicknames? Terry, Tess, Tessa? (probably more than those 3 but those are the ones that come to mind).
Much appreciated,
Jamie
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I LOVE Theresa. I also love the nn Tessa. Tess and Tessie are also nice.
Some others:
Terry / Terrie
Terra
Tracy / Tracey / Tracie
Trace
Thera
Resa / Reesa (REE-sa)
Rese / Reese (REES)
Resie / Reesie (REE-see)
I pronounce Theresa te-REE-sah.
I would pronounce Teresa as ta-RAY-sah, if I knew that the person was Italian, Hispanic, etc. Otherwise, I'd pronounce it like Theresa.
Therese, Terese, Tereza, and Teresia / Theresia are also nice names.
Shannon
Some others:
Terry / Terrie
Terra
Tracy / Tracey / Tracie
Trace
Thera
Resa / Reesa (REE-sa)
Rese / Reese (REES)
Resie / Reesie (REE-see)
I pronounce Theresa te-REE-sah.
I would pronounce Teresa as ta-RAY-sah, if I knew that the person was Italian, Hispanic, etc. Otherwise, I'd pronounce it like Theresa.
Therese, Terese, Tereza, and Teresia / Theresia are also nice names.
Shannon
This message was edited 2/13/2005, 2:26 PM
Living in the UK I hear te-REE-sah or te-REE-zah. a lot more often. However, I prefer te-RAY-sah (and I prefer the spelling Theresa).
I love the name Teresa. For some reason I don't like the Theresa spelling so much. I have heard it pronounced Tuh-RAY-suh, usually the h spelling, but most people say Tu-REE-suh I think
S xx
Processed “cheese”. The word should always, like Soviet “democracy”, be framed in quotes, for no matter what the law may say, I refuse to call this cheese
~Bob Brown~
S xx
Processed “cheese”. The word should always, like Soviet “democracy”, be framed in quotes, for no matter what the law may say, I refuse to call this cheese
~Bob Brown~
In Australia they're both pronounced t'-REE-za (the apostrophe represents a short neutral vowel).
I like it, and can never decide between Theresa and Teresa. I like Tess / Tessa as nicknames, but I'm not to fond of Terri / Terry etc.
tay-RAY-sa is wrong imo (having learned Italian for several years). However that may just be because the pronunciation guide has an American accent! To an Australian accent the transcription would be more like te-REH-sah.
:-)
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
I like it, and can never decide between Theresa and Teresa. I like Tess / Tessa as nicknames, but I'm not to fond of Terri / Terry etc.
tay-RAY-sa is wrong imo (having learned Italian for several years). However that may just be because the pronunciation guide has an American accent! To an Australian accent the transcription would be more like te-REH-sah.
:-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.