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 Meaning of name Theresa
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Meaning  The name Theresa has the following meaning: To reap what you harvest. A name associated with a humble and noble image, due to the much loved image of Mother Teresa.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Theresa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 551 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Theresa fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 108 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 947 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Theresa in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Theresa is pronounced as thu-ree-sah Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Theresa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Theresa: Boys - Dorian, Julius, Luke, Theodore, Theron, Girls - Cleora, Dike, Dorcas, Velma, Both genders - Andrew, Damaskenos, GeorgeVariants Popular Variants for the name Theresa: Tassos, Terasa, Terecena, Teresia (Swedish), Terezka, Terri (English), Terrie (English), Terrill, Tersa (Italian), Tess (English), Tessa (English), Therese (Scandinavian), Theresia (Swedish), Theresita, Trescha (German), Treza, ZitaNicknames Common nicknames for the name Theresa are: Terry, Tess, Tessa, Tressa, Tracy
Style We think the name Theresa should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Theresa to be: Religious and ConservativeIn one word, you might describe Theresa as a(n) " religious" person. See other "religious" names for girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Theresa (or its variants) are: Theresa Mary May, born on 1 October, a famous politician. Theresa Mary May's background: A British politician, former chairman of the Conservative Party, and Member of Parliament for Maidenhead. Having entered parliament she soon became a member of William Hague's front-bench team as Shadow Spokesman for Schools, Disabled People and Women (1998-June 1999). May became the first of the 1997 MPs to enter the Shadow Cabinet when in 1999 she was appointed Shadow Education and Employment Secretary. After the 2001 election the new Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith retained her services in the Shadow Cabinet, moving her to the Transport portfolio. In this role she opposed then Transport Secretary Stephen Byers in the period leading up to his resignation. May was appointed the first female chairman in July 2002. Theresa Anne Villiers, born on 5 March , a famous politician. Theresa Anne Villiers's background: A British Conservative politician, and the Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet. Villiers was educated at the University of Bristol, where she took a First Class degree in Law (1990) and went on to obtain a BCL from Jesus College, Oxford (1991). After graduating she worked as a barrister and as a lecturer (1994-99) at King's College London. She was elected Member of the European Parliament for the London constituency in 1999, re-elected in 2004, standing down after the 2005 general election when she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet. Theresa Sparks, born on 8 April, a famous president. Theresa Sparks's background: The president of the San Francisco Police Commission, the CEO of a multimillion-dollar sex toy retailer, and a transgender woman. A member of the Emeritus Board of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, Sparks is also a Vietnam veteran and a trained engineer. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Horizons Foundation, a community-based LGBT philanthropic organization. 
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