Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or re ...

is a common feminine name. Teresa, Theresa, Therese, or Thérèse may also refer to:

People

*One of several saints named Teresa

Places

Teresa, Rizal Teresa, officially the Municipality of Teresa ( tgl, Bayan ng Teresa), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,072 people. It is situated in the slopes of the S ...

, a municipality in the Philippine province of Rizal *

Theresa, New York Theresa is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 2,905 at the 2010 census, up from 2,414 in 2000. The town is named after Theresa La Ray, the daughter of an original landowner. The town of Theresa contains a v ...

, a town in the United States ** Theresa (village), New York, a village within the town * Theresa (town), Wisconsin, a town in the United States ** Theresa, Wisconsin, a village within the town * Teresa, Castellón, a municipality in Spain * Teresa, Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland *

Teressa (Nicobar Islands) Teressa (Teressa language: ''Luroo'', hi, तेरेस्सा, also called Tarasa Dwip) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India. History When Austria claimed Nicobar Islands as a colony (1778-1784) on the assumption that Denmark had ababdoned ...

, one of the Nicobar Islands *

Thérèse Island Thérèse Island is a small island off the western coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. It has 700 m long white sand beaches, with numerous coconut palms. It has two rocky peaks which resemble a giant's staircase, the tallest, Thérèse Peak, bein ...

, in the Seychelles

Film and television

* ''Teresa'' (1951 film), an American film directed by Fred Zinnemann * ''Thérèse'' (film), a 1986 French film by Alain Cavalier about the life of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux * ''Teresa'' (1987 film), an Italian film directed by Dino Risi * ''Teresa'' (2010 film), an Equatoguinean film directed by Thato Rantao Mwosa * ''Thérèse Desqueyroux'' (2012 film), a 2012 film by Claude Miller, also known as ''Thérèse'' * ''Therese'' (2013 film), an American erotic thriller based on the Zola novel ''Thérèse Raquin'' * Teresa (2015 film), a television film directed by Jorge Dorado * ''Teresa'' (1959 TV series), a Mexican soap opera on Telesistema Mexicano, starring Maricruz Olivier as Teresa Martínez * ''Teresa'' (1989 TV series), a Mexican soap opera on El Canal de las Estrellas, starring Salma Hayek as Teresa Martínez * ''Teresa'' (2010 TV series), a Mexican soap opera from 2010 to 2011 on Televisa in Mexico and Univision in the U.S., starring Angelique Boyer as Teresa Chávez Aguirre

Music

Thérésa (singer) Thérésa (born Désirée Emma Valladon but cited simply as Emma Valladon; 7 September 1836 — 14 May 1913) was a French singer. She often worked with Suzanne Lagier and had cartoons ( caricatures) drawn by André Gill of her for the newsp ...

(1837–1913), French singer * ''Thérèse'' (opera), a 1907 opera by Jules Massenet *''

Thérèse – Vivre d'amour ''Thérèse – Vivre d'amour'' is a concept album of poems by St. Thérèse of Lisieux, with music composed by French musician Grégoire."Teresa" (song), a song by Joe Dolan that topped the Irish singles chart in 1969 *"Teresa", a song by

Dick Haymes Richard Benjamin Haymes (September 13, 1918 – March 28, 1980) was an Argentinian singer and actor. He was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host, ...

and The Andrews Sisters *"Teresa", a song by Eddie Cochran from '' The Very Best of Eddie Cochran''

Novels

* ''Teresa'' (novel), an 1896 novel by Neera * ''Theresa'' (novel), a 1928 novel by Arthur Schnitzler *''Teresa: A Journey Out of Time'', a 1961 novel by

Frank Baker John Franklin "Home Run" Baker (March 13, 1886 – June 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Althoug ...

Other uses

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'', a Spanish women's magazine published during the Franco rule *, a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 *

Teresa (Barbie) Teresa is a Mattel fashion doll who is marketed as one of Barbie's fictional friends. Teresa debuted in the "California Dream Teresa" doll in 1988 and since then, she has been Barbie's most frequently featured female companion in the toy line (n ...