Teresinha, also spelled Terezinha, is a Portuguese given name or a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

derived from the

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

of Teresa.

People

Maria Teresinha Gomes Maria Teresinha Gomes (1933, Funchal – 2007) also known as a generala was a Portuguese woman notable for spending nearly 20 years successfully pretending to be a male army general Army general is the highest ranked general officer in many c ...

, Portuguese fraudster * Teresinha de Jesus Correia, Brazilian athlete * Teresinha Landeiro, Portuguese fado singer *

Teresinha Soares Teresinha Soares (born 1927) is a Brazilian pop art artist who currently lives and works in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She produced art during the 1960s and 1970s and was best known for her erotic artwork that explored femininity and pushed back aga ...

, Brazilian pop art artist

Places

* Terezinha, Pernambuco

People

Places

See also