Girl · Greek (probably), through Spanish
Thérèse
Say it: tay-REZ
Meaning
Uncertain. Proposals include Greek therizein 'to harvest' or the island name Therasia; none is settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Spread from Spain after Teresa of Ávila and peaked in France in the early 20th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 35,231 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1927, about 1 in 1,400 girls
- 52 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Theresa |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Teresa |
| Italian | Teresa |
| German | Theresia |
Famous bearers
- Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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