Tess

American  

[tes] / tɛs /

Also Tessa

noun

1. a female given name, form of Theresa.

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Example Sentences

She said it was "the right time to close this chapter and take on new projects in other areas I'm passionate about", and said she hoped she could now have the time to go for nice lunches with hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman who have also left the show.

From BBC

Don’t come up, I repeat to myself, willing Aunt Tess to stay where she is.

From Literature

I don’t even know Aunt Tess’s neighborhood except as a night-lurker, walking to and from work past shuttered businesses and empty streets.

From Literature

Light from a streetlamp beams into my cavelike bedroom and reveals the source of the noise—Aunt Tess, sitting on the edge of my bed, appraising her surroundings.

From Literature

In the brass public telephone vestibule just outside, I drop a coin in the slot and sigh with relief when the operator is able to connect me to Aunt Tess.

From Literature