Tessa or Tess?

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Which name would you pick and why?

To go with siblings Charlie (boy) and Tilly. (These are their names)

Thank you

Tess, I think it's more classic and prefer it. Tessa and Tilly is cute, but I think Tess and Tilly is just a bit less matchy

Tessa, I think it's a bit more grown up and always has the option to be Tess.

Although I'm not sure I'd use Tessa and Tilly together.

I like Tessa with Tess as a nickname.

I always thought Tessa was the full name and Tess the nickname. That way you can keep your options open. My son is called a 'full name' on his BC and I've only ever called him the shortened version (unless he is being very, very naughty!) but like to have the option for him to revert to the longer name when he is older.

Tess - it's one of my favourite names, but strangely I really dislike Tessa ( it screams 1980s TV personality to me).

Isn't Tess/Tessa a short form of Teresa? I'm afraid it always reminds me of 'Ten Ton Tess' and bombs. And minor characters in Enid Blyton school stories, who always seemed to be called Tessie and Winnie, and we're just there to make up the numbers.

Yep, both Tess and Tessa short for Theresa.

I don't like nick names as full name personally, but it's your choice

Tessa, then it can be shortened to Tess if you/she wants to.

I love it.

And I think it goes perfectly with the other names.

I really like Tess!

Tess, but it is quite similar to Tilly.

teresa, or maybe terese, is the full name which is what i would put on the birth certicate - may have spelt wrong. i like tessa - would have been one of my choices if i'd had girls, but may get shortened to tess which is also lovely

Prefer Tess to Tessa, but not sure I would use Tess with Tilly.

I prefer Tess, in this area Tessa is short for testicles and I've heard my brother and his friends mention their 'Tessa's' way too many times.

Tess is lovely.

Tess flows better with the other names

Tess, and it's lovely. Does make me think of the Durbervilles but no name is without associations!

Charlie, Tilly and Tess sound like lovely kids!

Register her Theresa and call her the diminutive. Tess and Tessa are both lovely and if you register the full name she can choose later, whatever you call her as a child.

NEITHER

Tessa :)

Tess.

I'd go with Teresa, and shorten it as you wish. Even Teresa varies in pronunciation though, in my family it's 'Teraysa', others when meeting our family say 'Tereesa' or my mothers personal most hated , 'Treesa'.

Teresa is so religious though. And not even religious and pretty.

I also prefer Tess (current bump may yet be Esther nn Tess).

I wouldn't use either with Tilly though.

Tessa, because it works better with your other names
All are more informal than Tess.