What can Tess be nn for?

[LittleSF]

Love the name Tess but not to keen on Teresa and think Tess should be short for something rather than on its own - any ideas of what else it could be a short form or nickname of?

Tessa

Well my dc4 is just Tess. I don't like Tessa or Teresa. I am a bit worried by all these threads about the name Tess - why is it suddenly becoming popular?! I don't know any other children called Tess in rl.

Countess? well if people are foolish enough to name a child Princess, its only a matter of time...

It's short for Teresa - that's the name it was derived from.

Therese rather than Theresa?
Elizabeth?

Something like:
Charlotte Samantha or other S name
Harriet Esperanza

Or just go for Tess if that's what you want to call her!

Or the name of a famous countess if you're not brave enough to go for just Countess!

It is short for elizabeth.

I know an adult Anastasia nn Tess.

Could you get away with Natasha?

theresa?

Love some of the suggestions... you might as well call her Charlotte or Eleanor and nickname her Tess .

Agree with tammytoby

Tethys? If you want something ancient and a bit strange...? LOVE this name but DH vetoed it.

Thanks everyone. I think Teresa or Therese is the only valid one really (interesting that Elizabeth is mentioned - I had heard of that being shortened to Bess but not Tess). I think I would chose Therese or just go for Tess.

It's always been one of my favourite names, think it's just lovely.

Anyone has any further suggestions do add them on. Thanks again.

Thessaly

Thessaly is lovely, trying to get it past DH will be a challenge! But beautiful, thank you so much.

My Tess is just called Tess.

Although we normally call her TessTess...

According to some, Tess can be short for Esther (along with Essie, Ettie, etc). We have an Esther, and I wondered if we might shorten it so looked into different possibilities. Although for the moment we just use Esther. Or little sausage