What names to give Tess as a nickname?

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I absolutely love the nickname Tess but struggling to find a longer name that I love for it.

We cant use Teresa as its my cousin's name. We like Therese (with accents that I cant do on here!!) but not sure.

Our other DC have 3 or 4 syllable names so we cant just use Tess, it wouldn't fit at all.

any ideas??

For heavens sake - I have said several times now that using Tess alone is not an option!

I have further expanded to explain that nicknames are only used within the family for the other DC.

and that we have a single syllable surname.

Yet still plenty of 'just call her Tess'.

could you seriously imaging a sibling set along the lines of 'Araminta, Theodore, Jemima and Bob' - because that is the level of difference between my existing DC names and the name Tess.

Hadnt thought of Vanessa, will mention that to DH.

I do like Anastasia but worried about 50 shades reference?

I have a DCs set along the lines of Araminta, Theodore, and Bob! They're individual people, not a Dr Seuss book.

Tesni? It's a Welsh name.

I also know of a Beatrice nn Tess, might be a bit of a stretch though?

Contessa
Theodosia
Thessaly/Tessaly
Tirzah/Thirza
Temperance
Thomasina/Thomasin
Tamsin
Hester

"I have further expanded to explain that nicknames are only used within the family for the other DC."

How on earth would you control what people outside of the family call her?!

Esther is beautiful and could be shortened to Tess

Tess most certainly can be a short form of Elisabeth.

FFS, if you only want Tess to be a family pet name call her whatever proper name you want and use Tess separately.

But agree with PP, your children will probably go by nicknames or short names with others as they grow up. They might even use diminutives that aren't your preferred choices. Or they might ask you to stop using the pet names as they get older.

Yes I'm aware of that gemme but at this moment in time I'm talking about a baby that I have full control of the name for.

fruminous DC are all under 6 and I introduce them as their full names. their current shortened names are very obviously nicknames and it is only the close family and godparents that use them. everyone else uses the long names as that is how they have been introduced to the children. of course I am aware this will change as they grow up but this is the situation we have at the moment.

sorry, I just find threads really frustrating when someone clearly states 'we cant do X for this reason' and then people pile in and say do it anyway. if I'd asked 'does it matter that Tess is short when the other DC names are long' then fine, but that isn't what I asked.

Really liking the idea of Elizabeth/Elisabeth - I guess Elisabeth would make more sense.

I like esther but it runs into our surname and makes it sound like one long word!

never heard of Thomasina but I quite like it...do you know where the name is from?

Thomasina is beautiful - definitely use that!!

The only prob with thomasina is it might get shortened to Tom at school.

Thomasina is one of a 'family' of female names based on classic male names: Henrietta, Paulina, Josephine etc etc. It's been around in England since the 16th century, if not before. Names like 'Tamsin' are variants. I think it's pretty.

Thomas is an Aramaic name; he was one of the first Christian apostles, mentioned in the New Testament. It's been used in Christian-culture lands for almost 2000 years.

If you love Tess then call her that, I didn't realise you matching syllables was a thing

Thomasina is indeed beautiful

ah thanks florascotia can always rely on you for helpful info on names!! I really quite like it I think.

dame it is a 'thing' for me. it's only partly the sibling names, its mainly the surname thing. I think it sounds so short and abrupt having to single syllable names.

I also love Tess - such a beautiful name, but with real character and strength. I've always understood it to be a diminutive for Elisabeth, albeit phonetically quite different.

Thomasina and Thessaly I agree are also lovely names that could logically shorten to Tess.

As an alternative from Elisabeth, you could consider the variants Elspeth/Elsbeth.

Other ideas...
Thisbe (from the play within a play in Midsummer Night's Dream)
Thespie

My Mum had a childhood friend called Deste, and you could also consider Estee (as in Lauder). (Both have accents on the second e, but I can't put them in on here.)

And maybe some flower names could...
Genista
Althaea
Artemisia
Honesty

Good luck choosing! It's a great nn that will work from baby to adulthood IMO

Ooh also, how about Celeste?

The Tess we had in my class was called Ten Ton Tess at every opportunity!
Poor kid was always in tears.
I think she was a Thomasina

I think Quintessa is a fabulous name, it is from the Latin for 'essence'.

Tessica?

She'll spend her whole life explaining it's not Jessica.

I know double barrelled names aren't everyone's cup of tea but just in case:
Tessa-Jane
Tessa-Belle

If you introduce her as thomasina (say) then no one will automatically jump to Tess - would that bother you?

Esther, Estelle, Marie-Théresè are all closer. I think Tessa sounds ok with a one syllable surname.

Anyone called Tessica might as well be called Testicle.

Ooh, there's an idea.

Then Elizabeth! I like this name alot anyway.

Tessarina?