Tessa

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Short form of Teresa, but now commonly used as an independent name that may also mean "fourth child" in Greek. Thomas Hardy's a English classic 1891 novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented," first published in 1891 and adapted into a film in 1979 directed by Roman Polanski. Also associated with "Tessa No\u00ebl," a fictional character on the 1992 to 1998 show, "Highlander: The Series," portrayed by Belgian actress Alexandra Vandernoot.

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Origin: Greek

Gender: Female

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Variations: Terrace +; Tex +; Add a Variation

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