Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 Tessa
/TES · ah/
Meaning
“To harvest”
Short form of Teresa or Theresa, from Greek meaning 'to harvest' or linked to the Aegean island Thera; increasingly used as a standalone name in English-speaking countries.
Nicknames
tess · tes
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Crisp and elegant; ages beautifully as a short form that has outgrown its nickname status.
The cultural moment.
Rising steadily in the UK, US, and Netherlands since 2000; currently in strong growth.