What Teresa means
Teresa is a girl name of Greek origin meaning "summer; harvester". It comes from possibly Greek theros (summer) or therizo (to harvest), or from the island Therasia; disputed. It is pronounced teh-REH-sah.
Etymology uncertain. Saint Teresa of Ávila (October 15) and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (October 1) keep it a devotional name.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Spellings and variants: Theresa.
Nicknames in Mexico: Tere, Teresita. Tere is a plain shortening to the first two syllables. See the guide to Mexican nicknames.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
