Tess
[tes]
- a female given name, form of Theresa.
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Also Tes·sa [tes-uh] /ˈtɛs ə/.
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Examples from the Web for tessa
Contemporary Examples
Tessa will eventually meet her mother, Alex (Malin Akerman), though that might take a while.
‘Homeland,’ ‘Revenge,’ ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and More: Where We Left OffJace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez
September 10, 2012
The show stars a teenager named Tessa, forced by her dad to leave New York City for so-called suburban bliss.
Tessa Jowell Former Olympics Minister, offered a settlement.
Like her mother, Tessa, she now writes, including a novel, The Man With the Dancing Eyes.
Tessa, a writer and contributing editor to Tatler, suffered bouts of depression and alcoholism.
Historical Examples
Yet it would be brutal—it was impossible—to drive Tessa away with harsh words.
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That roaming man, she thought, might aid her: she would not mind talking of Tessa to him.
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Tessa took up her bowl and lantern, and closed the door behind her.
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Tessa did not like those words, even though Tito was smiling.
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“This is my baby,” said Tessa, seating herself close to Baldassarre.
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TESSA
- Tax Exempt Special Savings Account; a former (available 1991–99) tax-free savings scheme
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