Tessa

Meaning: (Harvester, Diminutive of Teresa. Also possibly (Greek) “Fourth Child”. Thomas Hardy’s wrote a famous novel “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”.)

Origin: (English, Greek, Latin)

Pronunciation: (TESS-ah, t-EH-s-uh)

Gender: Female

I always thought this was a way short boring name but I saw this the other day when reading the front flap of the book Clockwork Princess and the main character was named Tessa and since then it has crept into my mind on more than one occasion. It is a cute name but can also be a shortening of a longer name. It can be a name that can fit into just about any era.