Theresa
f.
Of uncertain origin, but possibly from Greek θερίζω 'to harvest'.
The name of a 12th-13th C Portuguese saint and queen of Leon, and a 16th C Spanish saint.
The name did not spread outside of the Iberian peninsula until the 16th century, with the veneration of Saint Theresa of Avila.
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1096 Taraxea (abl) PHGCRP-I no. 1,
Taraxia (nom) ibid. no. 1;
1121 Tarasia (abl) ibid. no. 2,
Tharasia (abl) ibid. no. 2;
1179x1211 Tarasiae (gen) ibid. no. 5;
1189 Therasia (abl) ibid. no. 9;
1190 Tharasia (nom) ibid. no. 8;
1209 Tarasie (gen) ibid. no. 10,
Tarasiæ (dat) ibid. no. 10,
Taresia (nom) ibid. no. 10,
Tharasiæ (dat) ibid. no. 10;
1269 Tarasia (nom) ibid. no. 11,
Tarasie (dat) ibid. no. 11,
Tarasiæ (gen) ibid. no. 11
- Spain
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- Catalan
- ● 1510 Tareza valencia1510 4303,
Teresa ibid. 4162
- Spanish
- ● 1319 Tareisa deMoxo,
Teresa ibid.;
1328 Tereysa ibid.;
1332 Tereysa ibid.;
1334 Teresa ibid.;
1336 Tereysa ibid.;
1348 Tereysa ibid.;
1496 Theresa olite1496 p. 185;
1575 Teresa Catalogo-5.2 3816;
1576 Teresa ibid. 3989
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Theresa". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Theresa.