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Teresa

//təˈɹiː.sə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.

    "My friends call me Terry. My husband always used my full name, Teresa. He said it made him feel like he was married to a foreign woman."

  2. 2
    A municipality of Rizal, Philippines.
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century. obsolete

    "A black teresa, thrown round her shoulders, set off the dazzling whiteness of a neck, rounded by the hands of the graces."

Etymology

Etymology 1

First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.

Etymology 2

Probably named after the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780).

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