Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name.
It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
θερίζω (''therízō'') "to
harvest
Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labor-i ...
or reap", or from θέρος (''theros'') "summer".
It is first recorded in the form ''Therasia'', the name of
Therasia of Nola
Therasia (fl. 381 - 408–10) was a Christian aristocrat from Spain. Through her marriage to Paulinus of Nola, she encouraged his conversion to Christianity and was influential in the early church, co-writing epistles and co-patron of the cult o ...
, an aristocrat of the 4th century.
Its popularity outside of Iberia increased because of saint
Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila, OCD (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada; 28 March 15154 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.
Active during th ...
, and more recently
Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux (french: Thérèse de Lisieux ), born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (), was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite ...
and
Mother Teresa
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, MC (; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa ( sq, Nënë Tereza), was an Indian-Albanian Catholic nun who, in 1950, founded the Missionaries of Charity. Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu () was bo ...
.
In the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
it was ranked as the 852nd most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 226th in 1992 (it ranked 65th in 1950, and 102nd in 1900). Spelled "Teresa," it was the 580th most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 206th in 1992 (it ranked 81st in 1950, and 220th in 1900).
People
In aristocracy:
*
Teresa of Portugal (disambiguation) Teresa of Portugal may refer to:
* Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080–1130), mother of Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal
* Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders (1157–1218), daughter of Afonso Henriques and wife of Philip, Coun ...
**
Theresa, Countess of Portugal
Theresa (Portuguese: ''Teresa''; Galician-Portuguese: ''Tareja'' or ''Tareixa''; Latin: ''Tarasia'') (1080 – 11 November 1130) was Countess of Portugal, and for a time claimant to be its independent Queen. She rebelled against her half-sis ...
(1080–1130), mother of Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal
**
Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders
Theresa of Portugal ( pt, Teresa or ''Tereza'', ; Archaic Portuguese: ''Tarasia''; 11511218) was Countess of Flanders by marriage to Philip I, Count of Flanders, and Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Odo III, Duke of Burgundy. She was the daugh ...
(1157–1218), daughter of Afonso Henriques and wife of Philip, Count of Flanders
**
Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León
Theresa of Portugal; 1176 – 18 June 1250) was Queen of Léon as the first wife of her first cousin King Alfonso IX of León. She was born the oldest daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. When her marriage was annulled because ...
(1181–1250), daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and wife of Alfonso IX of León
**
Infanta Maria Teresa of Braganza
Infanta Maria Teresa of Braganza ( or ; 29 April 1793 – 17 January 1874) was the firstborn child of John VI of Portugal and Carlota Joaquina of Spain, and heir presumptive to the throne of Portugal between 1793 and 1795, until her short-lived br ...
(1793-1874), firstborn child of John VI of Portugal
*
Teresa Lubomirska
Princess Teresa Katharina Lubomirska (1 January 1685 – 6 January 1712) was a Polish noblewoman.http://genealogia.grocholski.pl/gd/osoba.php?id=018696 She was the second spouse of Count Palatine Charles Philip of Neuburg, who became Elector ...
, Polish noble lady
*
Teresa of the Two Sicilies
Dona Teresa Cristina (14 March 182228 December 1889), nicknamed "the Mother of the Brazilians", was the Empress consort of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, who reigned from 1831 to 1889. Born a Princess of the Kingdom of the Two Sicili ...
, Empress-consort of Brazil
*
Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli
Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli (1800–1873) was the married lover of Lord Byron while he was living in Ravenna and writing the first five cantos of ''Don Juan''. She wrote the biographical account ''Lord Byron's Life in Italy''.
On 19 January 1 ...
(1800–1873), the married lover of Lord Byron in Ravenna
In the arts:
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Teresa Berganza
Teresa Berganza Vargas OAXS (16 March 1933 – 13 May 2022) was a Spanish mezzo-soprano. She is most closely associated with roles such as Rossini's Rosina and La Cenerentola, and later Bizet's Carmen, admired for her technical virtuosity, m ...
, Spanish opera singer
*
Teresa Brewer
Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of th ...
, American pop and jazz singer
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Teresa Carpenter
Teresa Carpenter (born 1948) is an American author. Her awards include the Pulitzer Prize for best feature writing.
Biography
Teresa Carpenter was born in Independence, Missouri. She lives with her husband Steven Levy in New York's Greenwich Vill ...
,
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
-winning American author
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Teresa Carpio
Teresa Carpio (born 30 September 1956) is a Hong Kong English- and Cantonese-language pop singer, actress, and singing teacher. Carpio was popular in Hong Kong during the 1970s and 1980s. She is the paternal cousin of actress and singer Rita Ca ...
, Cantopop singer and actress
*
Teresa Carreño
María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García (December 22, 1853June 12, 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor. Over the course of her 54-year concert career, she became an internationally renowned virtuoso pia ...
, Venezuelan musician
*
Teresa Cheung (socialite)
Teresa Cheung Siu-wai () (born June 10, 1963) is a Canadian actress and producer.
Early life
Born in Hong Kong to parents of Shanghainese descent, Cheung appeared in her first advertisement at the age of three.
She was born in a scholarly fam ...
, Hong Kong socialite and actress
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Teresa De Sio
Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-folk singer and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress Giuliana De Sio.
Biography and career
Teresa De Sio was born in Naples and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family was ori ...
, Italian folk singer-songwriter
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Teresa Edgerton
Teresa Edgerton (born 1949) is an author of fantasy novels and short stories set in worlds that parallel the Middle Ages and the 18th century.
Literary biography
Born Teresa Ann Waller in Van Nuys, California, in 1949, she lived in the Los Ang ...
, American author of fantasy novels and short stories
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Theresa Fu
Theresa Fu (born 22 September 1984) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, film and television actress, and model.
Fu was introduced by the Talent Bang model agency in order to become a pop star. She started her career in 2002 as one of the members of ...
, Hong Kong singer and actress
*
Teresa Gallagher
Teresa Gallagher is an American-born British actress.
Career
Gallagher is known for her role as Ellen Smith in ''The Bill'', for her appearances on radio in ''No Commitments'', ''Salem's Lot'', and '' Memorials to the Missing''. She play ...
, British actress
*
Therese Grankvist
Therese Grankvist (born 2 May 1977) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She started recording in 1997 under the Drömhus alias, and goes by Therese since the release of her single "Monkey" in 2002. She may be best known for her internationally ...
, Swedish singer
*
Teresa Graves
Terresa M. Graves (January 10, 1948October 10, 2002), credited as Teresa Graves, was an American actress and singer best known for her starring role as undercover police detective Christie Love in the ABC crime-drama television series ''Get Chri ...
, American actress and singer
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Theresa Harris
Theresa Harris (December 31, 1906 – October 8, 1985) was an American television and film actress, singer and dancer.
Early life
Harris was born on New Year's Eve 1906 (some sources indicate 1909) in Houston, Texas, to Isaiah and Mable Harris ...
, American actress, dancer and singer
*
Theresa Ikoko
Theresa Ikoko is a British playwright and screenwriter of Nigerian descent. Her play ''Girls'', about three girls abducted by terrorists in northern Nigeria, won the Alfred Fagon Award and other awards.
Ikoko later gained greater nationwide reco ...
, British playwright
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Teresa Medeiros
Teresa Medeiros (born 1962/1963) is an American award-winning romance novelist. She wrote her first novel at 21. Before becoming an author, she was a nurse. According to her official biography, she lives in Kentucky.
Her books have appeared on ...
, American romance novelist
*
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born March 21, 1956) is an American science fiction editor, fanzine writer, essayist, and workshop instructor. She is a consulting editor for Tor Books and is well known for her weblog, ''Making Light''. She has also work ...
, American writer and teacher
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Teresa Palmer
Teresa Mary Palmer (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian actress. She began her career with roles in '' Bedtime Stories'' (2008), ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' (2010), '' Take Me Home Tonight'' (2011), and ''I Am Number Four'' (2011). She re ...
, Australian actress
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Teresa Parente
Teresa Parente is an American actress and singer.
Career
She is best known for her recurrent role on the Fox Broadcasting Company's sitcom ''Married... with Children'' as hapless television reporter "Miranda Veracruz de la Hoya Cardinal", whos ...
, American actress
*
Theresa Randle
Theresa E. Randle (born December 27, 1964) is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as ''Malcolm X'' (1992), '' Sugar Hill'', ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' (both 1994), '' Girl 6'', ''Space Jam'' (both 1996), ''Spawn'' (1997) and the '' ...
, American actress
*
Teresa Reichlen
Teresa Reichlen (born ) is an American ballet dancer. She joined the New York City Ballet in 2001, was promoted to principal dancer in 2009, and retired in 2022.
Early life
Reichlen was born in Clifton, Virginia. She has three brothers. When she ...
, American ballet dancer
*
Theresa Russell
Theresa Lynn Russell ( Paup; born March 20, 1957) is an American actress whose career spans over four decades. Her filmography includes over fifty feature films, ranging from mainstream to independent and experimental films.
Born in San Diego, R ...
, American actress
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Theresa Saldana
Theresa Saldana (August 20, 1954 – June 6, 2016) was an American actress, activist, and writer. She is known for her role as Rachel Scali, the wife of Police Commissioner Tony Scali, in the 1990s television series ''The Commish'', for which sh ...
, American actress
*
Teresa Salgueiro
Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro OIH () is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until 2007. She also appeared in Wim Wenders' film '' Lisbon Story.''
Career
Salgueiro joined Madredeus after other m ...
, Portuguese singer
*
Theresa Sokyrka
Theresa Sokyrka (born 1 April 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. On the Canadian Idol (Season 2), second season of ''Canadian Idol'', she was the final runner-up to winner Kalan Porter.
Biography
Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sokyrka s ...
, Canadian singer-songwriter
*
Teresa Stratas
Teresa Stratas (born May 26, 1938) is a retired operatic soprano from Canada of Greek descent. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's ''Lulu''.
Early life and career
Stratas was born Anastasia Stratakis to ...
, Canadian soprano
*
Teresa Teng
Teng Li-Chun (; 29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995), commonly known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, actress, musician and philanthropist. Referred to by some as " Asia's eternal queen of pop," Teng became a cultural icon for her contributio ...
, Taiwanese queen of pop
*
Teresa Villaverde
Teresa Villaverde (born 18 May 1966) is a Portuguese film director. Her film ''Os Mutantes'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
*''A Idade Maior'' (1991)
*''Três Irmãos'' (1994)
*''Os Mut ...
, Portuguese film director
*
Lady Teresa Waugh
Lady Teresa Lorraine Waugh (''née'' Onslow; born 26 February 1940) is a British novelist and translator. Waugh is the daughter of the 6th Earl of Onslow and his first wife, Pamela Dillon. On 1 July 1961, she married the author Auberon Waugh, e ...
, British novelist and translator
*
Teresa Wright
Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in ''The Little Foxes'', and in 1942 for ''Mrs. Miniver'', ...
, Academy Award-winning American actress
*
Teresa Żarnowerówna
Teresa Żarnowerówna (or Żarnower; – April 30, 1949) was a Polish avant-garde artist, painter, sculptor, scenographer, and architect.
Personal life
Teresa Żarnowerówna was born in Targówek, Warsaw in either 1895 or 1897 (sources cann ...
, Polish avant-garde artist
In politics:
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Theresa Ahearn
Theresa Ahearn (; 1 May 1951 – 20 September 2000) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála for the Tipperary South constituency from 1989 to 2000.
Political career
Her first elected office was as a member of South Ti ...
(1951-2000), Irish Member of Parliament
*
Teresa Aquino-Oreta
Maria Teresa Aquino-Oreta (born Maria Teresa Aquino Aquino; June 28, 1944 – May 14, 2020), better known as Tessie Aquino-Oreta, was a Filipina politician. She was the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture in th ...
(born 1944), Filipino politician
*
Teresa Bellanova
Teresa Bellanova (born 17 August 1958) is an Italian politician and trade unionist, who served as Minister of Agriculture from September 2019 to January 2021 in the government of Giuseppe Conte. In 2018, she was elected in the Italian Senate for ...
, Italian Minister of Agriculture
*
Teresa Cheng (politician)
Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah (; born 11 November 1958) is a Hong Kong Senior Counsel, arbitrator and politician. She served as Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2022. She was also the chairperson of the Financial Dispute Resolution Ce ...
, Hong Kong Justice Minister
*
Teresa Gutierrez
Teresa Gutiérrez (born January 6, 1951) is an American activist. Gutiérrez was the Workers World Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2004 United States presidential election, 2004. She was the running mate of John Parke ...
, American politician
*
Teresa Heinz
Teresa Heinz (born Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira; October 5, 1938), also known as Teresa Heinz Kerry, is a Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist. Heinz is the widow of former U.S. Senator John Heinz and the wife of for ...
(born 1938), former widow of U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III; wife of Senator John Kerry
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Teresa Isaac
Teresa Isaac, an American politician, served as mayor of Lexington, Kentucky from 2003 to 2007.
Political life
Isaac was elected to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government council as an At-Large member in 1988. In 1992, she was reelected ...
, American politician, former mayor of Lexington, Kentucky
*
Teresa Kok
Teresa Kok Suh Sim (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwo̍k Su-tshim''; born 31 March 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Primary Industries in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ...
, Malaysian Member of Parliament
*
Theresa May
Theresa Mary May, Lady May (; née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She previously served in David Cameron's cab ...
, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party; UK Member of Parliament
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Teresa Mosqueda
Teresa Carmen Mosqueda (born July 4, 1980) is an American politician and labor activist from Seattle, Washington. She was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2017 to represent the at-large position 8. In 2023, she announced that she would run ...
, American politician
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Teresa Pearce
Teresa Pearce (born 1 February 1955) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead (UK Parliament constituency), Erith and Thamesmea ...
, former UK Member of Parliament
*
Teresa Reyes Sahagún, Mexican politician
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Teresa Ribera
Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (born 19 May 1969) is a Spanish jurist, university professor, and politician who has served as the Minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain since 2018, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez coming into power followi ...
(born 1969), Spanish jurist, university professor and politician
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Teresa Riera
Teresa Riera Madurell (born 13 October 1950 in Barcelona) is a Spanish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Social ...
(born 1950), Spanish politician
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Teresa Rodríguez
María Teresa Rodríguez-Rubio Vázquez (; born 18 September 1981) is a Spanish politician. Active in the United Left in her youth, she then set up her own platform, Anticapitalistas. She was a Member of the European Parliament representing Po ...
, Spanish politician
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Teresa Tomlinson
Teresa Pike Tomlinson (born February 19, 1965) is an Americans, American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she was elected and served as the 69th List of mayors of Columbus, Georgia, May ...
, American politician
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Theresa Villiers
Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet since 2005, having previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2005. A member of the ...
, UK Member of Parliament
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Teresa Wat
Teresa Wat (, born 1949 or 1950) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 British Columbia general election, 2013 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Richmond ...
, Canadian member of the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislative Assembly meets in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria. Members ar ...
In religion:
*
List of saints named Teresa
Saints named Teresa include:
*Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), or Teresa of Jesus, Spaniard, founder of the Discalced Carmelites, and Doctor of the Church
*Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897), or Teresa of the Child Jesus, French Discalce ...
*
Teresa Chikaba
Teresa Chikaba (Ewe language, Ewe: ''Chicaba'' or ''Chicava'';Juan Carlos Miguel de Paniagua, ''Compendio de la Vida Ejemplar de la Venerable Madre Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo'' alamanca, 1752c. 1676 – 6 December 1748) was a Ghanaian ...
, Ghanaian princess declared Venerable by the Catholic Church
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Teresa Demjanovich
Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, SC (March 26, 1901 – May 8, 1927) was an American Ruthenian Catholic Sister of Charity who has been beatified by the Catholic Church. The beatification ceremony was the first to take place in the United States.
...
, American nun of the Sisters of Charity
In sports:
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Teresa Ciepły
Teresa Barbara Ciepły (''née'' Wieczorek; 19 October 1937 – 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. She was a bronze Olympic medalist in the 4×100 metre relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Two years later she won gold medals i ...
, Polish sprinter
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Teresa Earnhardt
Teresa Earnhardt (née Houston; born October 29, 1958) is the third wife and widow of Dale Earnhardt. She is the biological mother of Taylor Nicole Earnhardt (born December 20, 1988) and she is the stepmother of Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt ...
, widow of racing legend Dale Earnhardt, also known as the "wicked witch" by much of the NASCAR fandom
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Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist.
In 2000, ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". She ...
, American basketball player
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Tereza Kmochová, Czech alpine skier
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Teresa Machado
Teresa Machado (22 July 1969 – 28 February 2020) was a Portuguese discus thrower and shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put c ...
, Portuguese athlete
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Teresa Piccini
Teresa Piccini is a Mexican ten-pin bowler. She finished in 15th position of the combined rankings at the 2006 AMF World Cup.Teresa Rivera
Teresa Rivera Pastrana (born April 24, 1966) is a former female backstroke and freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer from Mexico. She participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. Her ...
, Mexican swimmer
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Teresa Rohmann
Teresa Rohmann (born July 24, 1987 in Nuremberg) is a medley swimmer from Germany. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) ...
, German medley swimmer
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Teresa Ruiz, American State Senator from New Jersey
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Teresa Vaill
Teresa Vaill (born November 20, 1962) is a female racewalker from the United States. She was born in Torrington, Connecticut.
Vaill set her personal best in the women's 20 km race walk event (1:33:23) on April 1, 2001, at a meet in Manassas, ...
, American racewalker
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Theresa Zabell
Theresa Zabell Lucas (born 22 May 1965 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous c ...
, Spanish sailor
other:
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Teresa Cormack
Teresa Maida Cormack (18 June 1981 – 19 June 1987) was a six-year-old murder victim from Napier, New Zealand. After fifteen years, advances in genetic analysis led to conviction of Jules Mikus (28 September 1958 – 6 December 2019) for t ...
, murder victim from New Zealand
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Theresa Lawson
Theresa Rose Lawson (nee Emmett; 20 February 1951 – 2 June 2014) was a former Woolworths payroll clerk and St Marys Band Club director, who stole more than A$2.7 million over a three-year period from 1999 to 2002. It is regarded as one of the ...
(1951-2014), Australian convicted of embezzlement
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Teresa Magbanua
Teresa Magbanua y Ferraris (October 13, 1868 – August 1947), better known as Teresa Magbanua and dubbed as the "Visayan Joan of Arc", was a Filipino schoolteacher and military leader. Born in Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines, she retired from edu ...
, Filipino schoolteacher and revolutionary
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Teresa Rodrigo
Teresa Rodrigo Anoro (195621 April 2020) was a Spanish scientist who worked in particle physics. She worked at CERN, Fermilab and the and was professor at the University of Cantabria. Whilst at CERN, Rodrigo worked on the Compact Muon Solenoi ...
(1956-2020), Spanish scientist
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Teresa Sampsonia, Persian noblewoman, diplomat, adventuress
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Teresa Webber
Mary Teresa Josephine Webber, is a British palaeographer, medievalist, and academic. She has been a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge since 1997 and Professor of Palaeography at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge since 2018. Webbe ...
, British palaeographer, medievalist, and academic
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Teresa Sickles
Teresa Bagioli Sickles (1836 – February 5, 1867) was the wife of Democratic New York State Assemblyman, U.S. Representative, and later U.S. Army Major General Daniel E. Sickles. She gained notoriety in 1859, when her husband murdered her lover, ...
, wife of Daniel Edgar Sickles, who stood trial for killing her lover
Fictional characters
*Teresa
Tracy Bond
Teresa "Tracy" Bond (born Teresa "Tracy" Draco, and also known as the Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo) is a fictional character and the main Bond girl in the 1963 James Bond novel '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', and its 1969 film adaptation. ...
(née Di Vicenzo), Bond girl and wife of James Bond in the film ''
On Her Majesty's Secret Service On Her Majesty's Secret Service may refer to:
* ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (novel), a 1963 novel by Ian Fleming
* ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (film), a 1969 film adaptation of the novel
** ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (sou ...
''
*
Teresa Bryant
Teresa Bryant (also Morton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Karen Henthorn. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 28 March 2007. She made her final appear ...
, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
*Theresa Burke, wife of main character Ethan Burke on the American TV series ''
Wayward Pines
''Wayward Pines'' is an American mystery science fiction television series based on the ''Wayward Pines'' novels by Blake Crouch. Developed for television by Chad Hodge, the pilot was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, with both as executive prod ...
''
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Teresa Cammeniti
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Network Ten soap opera '' Neighbours'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer Ric Pellizzeri. The 22nd season of ''Neighbo ...
, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
*Theresa Rourke Cassidy, alter-ego of the ''Marvel Comics'' heroine
Siryn
Theresa Maeve Rourke Cassidy is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Debuting under the codename Siryn, she later retired the name and went by Banshee, in hon ...
*Teresa Chávez, protagonist and villain from the TV series
''Teresa''
*Theresa "Tess" Durbeyfield, title character of Thomas Hardy's novel ''
Tess of the d'Urbervilles''
*Theresa Fowler, from the animated TV series ''
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja''
*Theresa "Tessa" Gray, protagonist and main character of ''
The Infernal Devices
''The Infernal Devices'' is a trilogy by author Cassandra Clare, centring on a race called the Shadowhunters introduced in her ''The Mortal Instruments'' series. The trilogy is a prequel series to ''The'' ''Mortal Instruments'' series. Cassandr ...
'' novel series by Cassandra Clare
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Teresa Lisbon
Teresa Lisbon is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''The Mentalist'', portrayed by Robin Tunney. Lisbon is a former senior agent and leader of the "Serious Crimes Unit" for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI). After leaving t ...
, one of the main characters in the drama ''
The Mentalist
''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show fol ...
''
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Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald
Theresa Lopez - Fitzgerald Winthrop is a fictional character from the NBC/DirecTV soap opera, ''Passions''. She was portrayed by Lindsay Korman throughout the program's tenure, with Priscilla Garita temporarily assuming the role from August 30– ...
, a main character in the soap opera ''Passions''
*Theresa
Terri McGreggor
''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...
, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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Theresa McQueen
Theresa McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jorgie Porter. She made her first appearance on 24 November 2008. The character was introduced as an extension of already established McQueen f ...
, from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
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Teresa Moreno
Sharpe is a series of historical fiction stories by Bernard Cornwell centred on the character of Richard Sharpe. Cornwell's series (composed of several novels and short stories) charts Sharpe's progress in the British Army during the Napoleonic ...
, wife of Richard Sharpe in Bernard Cornwell's ''Sharpe'' series of historical fiction
*Teresa Parker, long lost younger sister of
Peter Parker / Spider-Man from
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
.
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Theresa Russo
File:WOWPcast2.jpg, 300px, The ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' cast of season two. (Left to right) David Henrie as Justin Russo, Jake T. Austin as Max Russo, Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle, Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, David DeLuise as Jerry Ru ...
, from ''
Wizards of Waverly Place
''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wiza ...
''
*Theresa Spencer, girlfriend and research partner of the character
Daniel Faraday
Dr. Daniel Faraday is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Lost'' played by Jeremy Davies. Faraday is introduced in the Season 4 premiere as a physicist from the Queen's College, University of Oxford. He suffers from short-term ...
from the TV series ''
Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
''
*
Teresa Wisemail
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation video game console and the second installment of the ''Suikoden'' video game series. It was released in late 1998 in Japan, 1999 in North Am ...
, from the PlayStation role-playing game ''Suikoden II''
*Theresa, an immortal seeress, one of the main characters in the ''
Fable
Fable is a literary genre: a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a particular mo ...
'' video game series
*
Teresa (Barbie)
Teresa is a Mattel fashion doll who is marketed as one of Barbie's fictional friends. Teresa debuted in the "California Dream Teresa" doll in 1988 and since then, she has been Barbie's most frequently featured female companion in the toy line (n ...
, a fashion doll and
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched on March 9, 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
...
's best friend
*Teresa, from
James Dashner
James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Many of his books are primarily aimed at children or young adults. He is best known for ''The Maze Runner'' series and the young adult fantasy ser ...
's book series ''
The Maze Runner
''The Maze Runner'' is a 2009 young adult dystopian science fiction novel written by American author James Dashner and the first book released in ''The Maze Runner'' series. The novel was published on October 6, 2009, by Delacorte Press, an i ...
''
*Tereza, from Milan Kundera's novel ''
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
''The Unbearable Lightness of Being'' ( cs, Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí) is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two men, a dog and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history. Although written in 1982, the no ...
''
*Theresa (a.k.a. The Fighter), one of the main characters from the Canadian animated series ''
Class of the Titans
''Class of the Titans'' is a Television in Canada, Canadian animated television series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana, Nelvana Limited. It premiered on December 31, 2005, at 5 pm ET/PT on Teletoon with a special 90-minute prese ...
''
*Teresa of Telezart, important character from the second series of the long-running space opera franchise ''
Space Battleship Yamato
is a Japanese science fiction anime series produced and written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, ...
''
*
Teresa of the Faint Smile
''Claymore (manga), Claymore'', a manga series by Norihiro Yagi, is set in a medieval world plagued by Yoma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A mysterious group, known as the #The Organization, Organization, creates human-Yoma hybrids ...
, in ''Claymore''
*
Boos, known in Japan as Teresa, are ghosts from the Mario and Yoshi series of video games.
*Teresa Mendoza, protagonist and drug cartel leader from
Queen of the South
*Theresa Keller, a new girl from the children's program
Heidi (2015 TV series)
''Heidi'' is a computer animated children's television series, based indirectly on the 1881 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri. The original 2007 television series was a Swiss-French-Italian-Australian co-production in 27 episodes of 26 minutes.
...
*Theresa Servopoulos, from ''
The Last of Us
''The Last of Us'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States. ' ...
''
See also
*
Maria Theresa (disambiguation)
Maria Theresa (1717–1780) was Queen Regnant of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria and ruler of the rest of the Habsburg Monarchy (1740-1780).
Maria Theresa, Maria Teresa, or Maria Theresia may also refer to:
People House of Habsb ...
*
Marie Thérèse (disambiguation)
Marie Thérèse or Marie-Thérèse may refer to:
*Marie-Thérèse Assiga Ahanda (1941–2014), Cameroonian novelist and chemist
*Marie-Thérèse Colimon-Hall (1918–1997), Haitian writer
*Marie-Thérèse de Subligny (1666–1735), French ballerin ...
*
Therese (disambiguation)
Therese is a female given name.
Therese or ''variation'', may also refer to:
Places
*Thérèse Island, Seychelles; an island
*Val Thérèse, Ontario, Canada
Other people
* Saints named Therese
* Allah Thérèse (died 2020) Ivorian singer
*Fabian ...
*
Theresia
Theresia is the usual Dutch and German form of the name Teresa, and may refer to:
* Theresia of Dietrichstein (1768–1822), German countess and noted beauty
* Edith Stein (1891–1942), also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, German Jewi ...
*
Terisa Terisa is a feminine given name, a variant of Teresa and Theresa.
List of people with the given name
* Terisa Greenan (born 1967), American film producer, film director, writer and stage and film actress
* Terisa Griffin, singer
* Terisa Ngobi, S ...
*
Tirzah (disambiguation) Tirzah or Thyrza may refer to:
* Tirzah (name)
* ''To Tirzah'', a poem by William Blake
* Tirzah (ancient city)
* Tirzah Stream
* Tirzah, South Carolina, a city of South Carolina
* the minor planet 267 Tirza
* the novel ''Thyrza'' by George Gissin ...
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