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Teresa / Theresa
A name that’s been in the back of my mind for a long time, and a name I’ve loved just as long. What do you think of Teresa / Theresa? Which spelling do you prefer?

This message was edited 9/9/2018, 6:24 PM

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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.Teresa is my preferred spelling.

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

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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.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.
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I LOVE it.It's my 3rd favorite girls' name ever. While I adore both spellings, I do prefer the Teresa spelling over that of Theresa.
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I think I lean towards Teresa as well. (-;
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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.
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May has ruined the name for me too :(
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I prefer Teresa. It is a nice name.
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Disliked before but no even worse opinion.Maybe something to do with a certain woman who can't dance.
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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. 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.Incidentally my son (that first baby) has said the name Teresa is "lame."
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One of the only people I knew named Theresa has been all her life called Bonnie. she was named for her mother, Theresa, (not Mother Theresa!), and her mother was almost always called Treese.
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There was a Treece at my high school. Until your mention, this has been the only time I've seen this name (even though spelled a bit differently).
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I think it's very nice. I think I prefer Theresa, but I'm really not all that particular about spelling.
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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.
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I prefer Theresa, but I’d love to see the name used either way.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.
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I actually dislike Tessa, though I love Tess. Not sure if I’d use it as a nn for Teresa / Theresa because I love the full name. (-:

This message was edited 9/11/2018, 6:23 PM

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It's a good name, I like it.
I prefer Theresa spelling, but don't have a strong feeling about it, either is good.
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I love Tessa as a name in its own right, and would use it.I prefer Theresa in an English-speaking environment. But I don't like it enough to even consider using it.
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