Therese (first name)

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Therese is a female given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

The name goes back to a Hispano-Romance name Tarasia (?). The oldest evidence from the 4th century is the name of Tarasia or Therasia, the wife of Paulinus von Nola from Spain . The folk etymological derivation constructs a connection with the Greek city of Thera or the island of Santorin : "who comes from Thera" or "inhabitant of Thera" - the name of the island itself probably comes from ancient Greek θήρα τhḗra , "the wild one". The derivation from the island of Therasia is to be placed in this folk etymological context as is the connection with the Greek θηράω thēráō , "to hunt". The name can be traced in early forms and many variants, especially on the Iberian Peninsula, which is interpreted as an indication of its origin there. The Indo-European root is associated with * ter-, * tar-, * tr- for "rub, drill, penetrate". Since the 11th century, spelling variants have been occupied with Th- . The popularity of Saint Teresa of Ávila , who worked in the 16th century, had a decisive influence on the spread of the name in Western Europe from the 17th century.

distribution

The name is used worldwide.

He is particularly popular with the Discalced Carmelites , to whom several saints of his name belong.

variants

Variants in other languages:

The male form is Theresius .

name day

Name days are:

  • July 13 (Teresa de Los Andes)
  • August 9 (Teresia Benedicta a Cruce)
  • August 26th (Teresa Jornet y Ibars)
  • August 26th (Mother Teresa)
  • October 1st (Therese von Lisieux)
  • October 15 (Teresa of Avila)

Name bearers (all forms)

A name

First name

As a further first name

Fictional character

Others

Similar names

Web links

Wiktionary: Theresia  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Remarks

  1. ↑ Lidia Becker: Hispano-Romanesque name book: investigation of personal names of pre-Roman, Greek and Latin-Romanesque etymology on the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages (6th-12th centuries). Niemeyer, Tübingen 2009, pp. 1004-1006 sv Tarasia (?) .