Teresa
A female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of TheresaA female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
» When she became a nun, she took the name Sister Teresa.
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2 sensesA female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
Theresa, Theresia
Тере́заTeréza
A municipality of Rizal, Philippines.
Examples
28 sentencesWhen she became a nun, she took the name Sister Teresa.
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
deMutter Teresa war eine katholische Nonne, die in Kalkutta in Indien lebte und arbeitete. — Jens_Odo
Mother Teresa began her work by looking around to see what was needed.
Teresa has got used to the noise of living in a city-centre flat.
Тереза звикла до гаміру життя у квартирі у центрі міста. — deniko
deTeresa hat sich an den Lärm, den eine Innenstadtwohnung mit sich bringt, gewöhnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mother Teresa was given the Nobel prize.
Мати Тереза отримала Нобелівську премію. — anastasishko
ruМатери Терезе была присуждена Нобелевская премия. — marafon
deMutter Teresa erhielt den Nobelpreis. — Jens_Odo
Translations
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Origin
First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestioFirst recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.
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