Etymology

Theresa

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Today it means: A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa. Full definition →

Latin Thēra ← Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΘήρᾱ
  2. Latin · derived fromThēra
  3. English todayTheresa

First used in Spain, supposedly derived from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā), name of a city in Santorini, Greece.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΘήρᾱ all →

Thira

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