Tessa

//ˈtɛsə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of tax-exempt special savings account. British, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Ancient Greek.

    "This, ladie-e-e-s and gentleme-e-n, is Tessa Kosta. Her name sounds like the title of an old-fashioned Italian Opera and she looks like her grandmother, on her father's side."

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"Tessa shared her experience in a chapel assembly this April."

Etymology

Contraction of Teresa.

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