Theresa

name

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  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.

    ""Theresa!" exclaimed the stranger, "is your name Theresa?" asked she, a death-like paleness at the same time overspreading her countenance. "Is this name so frightful to you?" enquired the recluse. "Frightful!" rejoined the stranger, "O, no, I venerate it, like the name of a saint. I had once an unknown friend, whose name was Theresa."

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agnes gonxha bojaxhiu

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"Mother Theresa devoutly cared for old people."

Etymology

First used in Spain, supposedly derived from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā), name of a city in Santorini, Greece.

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Theresa CreekTheresa Park

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