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Tess or Tessa?

30 replies

Inafastspin · 20/05/2021 08:22

Exactly that, really! Which would you use? We don't like Teresa/Theresa/Therese

Thanks!

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Moonshine11 · 20/05/2021 11:12

Tessa

emmathedilemma · 20/05/2021 11:10

Tessa, i think Tess is a bit abrupt

Jeschara · 20/05/2021 11:08

Tessa, can shorten to Tess.

Scarby9 · 20/05/2021 09:21

The one I know is called Tess, nickname Tessie.
Lovely name, although we did go through a stage when she was a teenager of calling her 'MiddlenameOfThe'. Reading Thomas Hardy at school to blame...

DotDotDotDotDot · 20/05/2021 09:18

I think Tessa feels like more of a complete name, although Tess is a lovely nn. Does one sound better with your surname?