Tess

[ tes ]

/ tɛs /

a female given name, form of Theresa.

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Also Tes·sa

[tes-uh]. /ˈtɛs ə/.

I began to hunt among the piles of canvases, saying, “Hurry up, Tess, and get ready; we must take advantage of the morning light.”
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“How foolish, Tess, to go and buy me such a beautiful thing as this,” I said.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tess Morris is a London-based screenwriter: If Helen Fielding felt that Darcy needed to go, then, well, Darcy needed to go.
Mark Darcy Is Dead! British Bridget Jones Fans: It Had to Happen|Tom Sykes|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Tess will have slipped off somewhere and disposed of her body so that it will never be found.
The First Great Internet Novel|Lauren Elkin|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Tess wants to die, but she also wants to spare her friends and family the trauma of dealing with her suicide.
The First Great Internet Novel|Lauren Elkin|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Shaking the snow from her shoulders like a great dog in a storm, Tess knocked softly on the Longman shanty door.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
One after another of the summer residents disappeared in the inlet, and Tess was waiting for the hill-house people also to leave.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
He wore the same expression of scorn Tess had seen in the student when she had acknowledged the child as hers.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
It came about through her trying to help Etta Spears, who sat across the aisle from Tess.
The Corner House Girls' Odd Find|Grace Brooks Hill
Her nose was flat, anyhow, before the barrel rolled over her, said Tess.
The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat|Grace Brooks Hill