Teresa
WordNet
noun
(1) Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
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Etymology
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.
Proper noun
Quotations
- 1980 Laura Furman: The Glass House, a Novella and Stories. Viking Press 1980. ISBN 0670341797 page 76:
- 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.
Proper noun
- , variant spelling of Theresa.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to English Teresa.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to Teresa.
Proper noun
- , cognate to English Teresa.