Theresa
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of TeresaA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
» Mother Theresa devoutly cared for old people.
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1 sensesA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
Examples
5 sentencesMother Theresa devoutly cared for old people.
Her name in religion is Sister Theresa.
deIhr Klostername ist Schwester Theresa. — Esperantostern
No, I'm not Mary. My name is Theresa.
ruНет, я не Мария. Меня зовут Тереза. — Wezel
No, my name is not Maria. My name is Theresa.
ruНет, меня не Мэри зовут. Меня зовут Тереза. — marafon
deNein, ich heiße nicht Maria, sondern Theresa. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It looks like you also want to buy it for Theresa.
Origin
First used in Spain, supposedly derived from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā),First used in Spain, supposedly derived from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā), name of a city in Santorini, Greece.
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