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Teresia

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How to Pronounce Teresia

Pronounced teh-REE-see-uh /tɛˈriː.si.ə/Medium

Meaning: Teresia is an elaborated Latin-Greek form of Theresa or Teresa, names usually traced to Greek theros, 'summer,' or therizein, 'to harvest,' and sometimes to the Aegean island Therasia. Teresia keeps that harvest sense in a fuller, old-world spelling.Medium

In 30 seconds: Teresia is a stately spin on Theresa — a name tied to the Greek for 'harvest' (said 'teh-REE-see-uh'). It crested in the mid-1950s and has been rare ever since.
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Origin MediumGreek, Latin
MeaningTeresia is an elaborated Latin-Greek form of Theresa or Teresa, names usually traced to Greek theros, 'summer,' or therizein, 'to harvest,' and sometimes to the Aegean island Therasia. Teresia keeps that harvest sense in a fuller, old-world spelling.
U.S. rank (1994)#11683 ↘ Falling
1994 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1956
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,133
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 195619151994

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Teresia is the Continental spelling of Theresa, from a Greek root usually read as 'harvest' or 'summer.' It rode into American use with German and Nordic families and reached a quiet high around 1956, never rising past a few dozen girls a year.

A girl named Teresia at its peak would be about seventy today, placing it firmly in the grandmother tier. It has stayed in Theresa's shadow and shows no sign of independent revival, though the saintly parent name endures.

Did you know? Teresia was the everyday German and Scandinavian spelling of Theresa, so many U.S. bearers descend from immigrant families who kept the homeland form rather than anglicizing to Theresa.
Overall data confidence 60%
References — Teresia — Continental form of Theresa/Teresa; mid-century peak

Variations

TheresaTeresaTherese

Nicknames

TerriTessResi

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Teresia mean?

Teresia is a fuller form of Theresa, from a Greek root usually read as 'harvest' or 'summer.'

How do you pronounce Teresia?

It's said teh-REE-see-uh /tɛˈriː.si.ə/ — four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Teresia a boy or girl name?

Teresia is used as a girl's name, historically the German and Scandinavian spelling of Theresa.

How popular is Teresia?

Teresia was an uncommon immigrant-era spelling that crested in the mid-fifties and has been rare since; it has not revived.

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