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Teresa, Theresa, and Tressa are feminine given names. The name may be derived from the Greek verb θερίζω (therízō), meaning to harvest.

Its popularity likely increased because of the prominence of several Roman Catholic saints, including Teresa of Ávila, Thérèse of Lisieux and, most recently, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

The popularity of this name in the United States over the last 15 years is falling, according to the US Census. Spelled "Theresa," it was ranked as the 852nd most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 226th in 1992 (it ranked 65th in 1950, and 102nd in 1900). Spelled "Tressa," it was the 580th most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 206th in 1992 (it ranked 81st in 1950, and 220th in 1900).

Teresa (2010 telenovela)

Teresa, is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is a remake of Mexican telenovela of the same name produced in 1959.

Sebastián Rulli, Aarón Díaz, Cynthia Klitbo and Angelique Boyer star as the main protagonists, while Ana Brenda Contreras star as the co-protagonist.

Teresa (disambiguation)

Teresa is a common feminine name.

Teresa, Theresa, Therese, or Thérèse may also refer to:

Teresa (Barbie)

Teresa Rivera is a Mattel fashion doll who is marketed as one of Barbie's fictional friends. Teresa debuted in the "California Dream Teresa" doll in 1988 and since then, she has been Barbie's most frequently featured female companion in the toy line (next to Christie). As of 2006, Teresa is one of Barbie's core friends in the Barbie brand along with Summer, Nikki and Raquelle. In the movie Barbie and the Diamond Castle, Barbie states that Teresa is officially her "best friend", but this fact is modified by Barbie herself when in Life in the Dreamhouse she states that all girls Teresa, Nikki, Summer, Midge, Raquelle & Grace are all her 'BFFs'.

Teresa (1951 film)

Teresa is a 1951 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Pier Angeli and John Ericson. The film's screenplay was written by Stewart Stern based on a story he wrote with Alfred Hayes, for which they were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.

Teresa (1989 telenovela)

Teresa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucy Orozco for Televisa in 1989.

Salma Hayek starred in her first and only protagonist role in telenovelas, together with Rafael Rojas, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Miguel Pizarro.

Teresa (1959 telenovela)

Teresa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Teresa (1987 film)

Teresa is a 1987 Italian comedy film written and directed by Dino Risi.

Usage examples of "teresa".

But the girl had indulged in so much, well, mischief and mayhem, since coming to Ashling, that even Mother Teresa would have felt taxed.

He introduced himself as Bergan Jones from Santa Teresa Locksmiths, shaking hands first with Chester, then with Bucky and me.

I told him about the gardener and the Black and Tans and the bogmen and their bony arses and being locked in the boilerhouse and puffing fags and talking to the saints and St Teresa.

The only way in which girls could walk unmolested in the streets was to go about with their head bent down with beads in hand, for in that case the disgusting brood of spies dared not arrest them, because they might be on their way to church, and Maria Teresa would certainly have sent to the gallows the spy guilty of such a mistake.

James Henry had already jumped down from the bus and stood alongside Elspeth and Dai as they watched Teresa and her Gran hesitate before taking the final step.

Thus, Dai, Elspeth, James Henry and Teresa and her grandmother began to head for Three Cliffs Bay and the others took the softer option.

France, especially in all the transactions in which Marie Antoinette, whether as dauphiness or queen, was concerned, till the death of Maria Teresa, at Christmas, 1780.

Such is the way in which Maria Teresa would have argued, and notwithstanding the principle of virtue from which her argument had originated, it had ultimately given birth to all the infamous deeds which her executioners, the Commissaries of Chastity, committed with impunity under her name.

A poor woman had come before the archbishop, and had complained bitterly that the midwife Teresa had seduced her, promising to give her twenty sequins if she would give her a fine boy to whom she had given birth a fortnight ago.

Stan Gurnick PhD, Wayne Sommers, Luis Trevino, Raymond, Teresa and Mark Stadalsky, Tony Hodes, Tom Pas, Bob Weinberg, Greg Ketter, and Jeane and Paul E.

Rhys selected the body that most interested him and commanded Teresa to hopscotch with her.

Teresa in any other scheme tending to their mutual advantage, howsoever wicked and perfidious it might be.

Santa Teresa Street and Arbor, a block north of Via Madrina, in the heart of downtown.

Benedict of Spoleto, Carthusians and Camaldolesi, Cistercians and Olivetans, Oratorians and Vallombrosans, and the friars of Augustine, Brigittines, Premonstratensians, Servi, Trinitarians, and the children of Peter Nolasco: and therewith from Carmel mount the children of Elijah prophet led by Albert bishop and by Teresa of Avila, calced and other: and friars, brown and grey, sons of poor Francis, capuchins, cordeliers, minimes and observants and the daughters of Clara: and the sons of Dominic, the friars preachers, and the sons of Vincent: and the monks of S.

Teresa, seeing Jarmassad betrayed and brutally stabbed, surged through the flames in a frenzy of rage and conjured up a vision of an enormous putrefying monster who loomed over Orial.