Tess
[tɛs]Meaning
short form of Theresa
Background Story
Tess is a short form of Theresa. It is the name of the main character in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles, published in 1891. The name is used in Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Irish and Italian.
Temperament
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