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It's one of my favorite names. It's quite common in Brazil. Teresa is the usual spelling, but Theresa is used too. We also use Tereza and Thereza.

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Teresa is my preferred spelling.

This message was edited 9/12/2018, 5:12 PM

Teresa

I've always liked Theresa (and that's my preferred spelling - for some reason, I don't think it looks right without the H). My great-grandma was named Theresa, and consequently one of my dad's cousins is Mary Theresa. So it's something of a family name on that side.

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My mom, on the other hand, doesn't really like it due to her childhood. See, her name is Terri - just Terri, not short for anything. She was also something of a rebel as a kid, didn't take crap from people. If a teacher thought she was getting "smart" with them, they'd say, "Theresa [lastname], cut it out." She'd tell them Theresa was not her name, and she'd just further be accused of being a smart-Alec because how dare you correct a teacher in the 60s and 70s about what your name is. So I guess it's understandable why she doesn't like it.

I LOVE it.

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It's my 3rd favorite girls' name ever. While I adore both spellings, I do prefer the Teresa spelling over that of Theresa.

I prefer Teresa: less complicated, & works in multiple languages. And Emperor Palpatine oops I mean our current Prime Minister has ruined the Theresa spelling here.

I prefer Teresa. It is a nice name.

I was going to name my first baby Teresa had he been a girl. So it's obvious I like the name. My enthusiasm for it isn't what it used to be though.

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We would have pronounced Teresa te-REE-sah. However we lived in a heavily Hispanic area of the US, 60 miles from the border with Mexico. If I'd had a girl named Teresa, she would have found her name often pronounced te-RAY-sa, which would have been a little unsettling I suppose, but no big deal.

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Incidentally my son (that first baby) has said the name Teresa is "lame."

I think it's very nice. I think I prefer Theresa, but I'm really not all that particular about spelling.

I like Teresa / Theresa although I prefer the Teresa spelling because it looks better if the nns Tess and Tessa are used. I especially love Tess and Tessa.

I prefer Theresa, but I’d love to see the name used either way.

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I know you didn’t mention Tessa, but a lot of people will, so I’ll just say it here and now: love it as a nn, hate it as a standalone name.

It's a good name, I like it.
I prefer Theresa spelling, but don't have a strong feeling about it, either is good.

I love Tessa as a name in its own right, and would use it.

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I prefer Theresa in an English-speaking environment. But I don't like it enough to even consider using it.