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Tess...short for?

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PetitFilous123 · 07/09/2017 16:47

Picking out girls names and other half wants Theresa (which I hate), possible compromise on Tess, but is this a proper name, or more of a nickname kind of name. Also when I hear Tess I do tend to say of the durbevilles in my head...

Thoughts?

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MadisonAvenue · 07/09/2017 16:56

Tess is lovely on it's own.

I know a Theresa who is sometimes shortened to Tess, really don't like Theresa (that goes for the name and the person Wink).

daisypond · 07/09/2017 16:52

Tess of the d'Urbervilles springs to mind, too. But I think it's OK as a stand-alone name. Tessa?

RatRolyPoly · 07/09/2017 16:52

I really like it and the only Tess I've ever known it was her full name. I think it's "proper" :)

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