Tessie Tomas is a Filipina actress, host, standup comedian, and a former advertising executive. She is best known for being part of the RPN sketch comedy show Champoy and the host of the ABS-CBN talk show Teysi ng Tahanan. In 1980, Tomas became the first female creative director of the McCann Erickson Philippines.
This is one of my utmost favorite names. As a nickname, it's very good. I do prefer the nickname Tessie over simply Theresa. I also like Tessie for names like Tessa or Contessa. But I especially love it as a full name on its own, which I'll admit is a bit saccharine and probably wouldn't "age well" in some folks' opinion. It's simply so pretty of a name that I don't care, and if anything, I think Tessie on an adult is refreshingly sweet.
Personally, I think Tessie is a darling name. I have a black and white cat named Quintessa, and I call her Tessie for short. Tessie sound soft and sweet but not spineless. It sounds youthful but not overly childish. It's great for an animal or a human!
This is the name of Cal's mother in the book Middle Sex. I think it's really cute, but I wouldn't use it myself. It sounds like a friend's name, or like a mom's name. Cute as a nickname for Tessa, too.