Full name for Tess?

Mrs Hilbert

I've been really loving the name/nickname Tess for a while now, but I feel like a fuller name would fit better.

I've seen:

~ Tessa

~ Theresa

~ Thessaly

~ Tessley

Any others? 

emmy236

Ive never heard of Thessaly or Tessley and I feel like they sound really made up (needs Bromios expert opinion though). Tessa and Theresa are at least real names and I personally like Tessa a lot.

I had a great aunt Ester that went by Tess. Not sure if that's a legit NN for Ester or if she just used it.

4N6s

mjreilly2 said:

Tessa
Theresa / Teresa
Therese

I also like pp suggestion of Ester/Esther.

I don't know what the heck the other two are at first glance.

^agreed

Mrs Hilbert

Nameberry says: "Thessaly" This name of an area in northern Greece, known in the era of Homer's Odyssey as Aeolus. It's the name of a character in the graphic novel Sandman, and could easily be adopted for a modern little girl.

Mrs Hilbert

But I really love Tessa.

What do yall think of Tessa Claire?

Everyusernameistaken

Love Tessa.

pipeTsquared

As others said

Tessa
Esther
Theresa (and its variants)
I know Tess's that are just Tess
Elisabeth

None of the other ones you said

I'll throw a curve ball - Tesni (Tess-nee)

nurse714

Tessa Claire is nice.

nittanyllama

+1 for Tessa

moret07

I love Tessa. Was on my list!

alyralfs

I like Tessa from your list! I went to school with a girl named Tesla as well and always thought it was kind of cool.

libby+nate

I like Tessa!

this decaf life

mjreilly2 said:

Tessa Theresa / Teresa Therese I also like pp suggestion of Ester/Esther. I don't know what the heck the other two are at first glance.

I really like Tessa but I love the option of Esther NN Tess!

queenbone

Teresa or Contessa

lalamomma

My best friend from childhood is Tesia I've always loved her name. Sounds like Tess-E-uh.

Cocoasushi

I used to work with a Tselane (pronounced Tess-la-nee) that goes by Tess. I'm not sure if hers was made up or what.

nuggetRN

I like Tessa, and Esther NN Tess is also nice. My MIL's name is Tess and I have never thought anything about it not being a proper first name, so there's that too.

MrsPDX

I have never heard of Thessaly or Tessley, and to me they don't sound like real names. 

I also know many people named Theresa and have never heard one go as Tess.

I love Tessa though!

WyomingMom

Tessa is lovely; a classic, not too popular but well known, easy to recognise and easy to spell.

(To me, not too popular is a positive thing!) 

Then she can be Tess or Tessie for short.

If you call her Thessaly or Tessley, she will spend her life repeating and/or spelling her name.

tdenen

Seeing as how Tessa is my name, I might be bias, but I like it :-) I loved growing up with a name that was easy to pronounce and spell, and I was the only one in my school, which I also loved.

Mrs Hilbert

Thanks ladies! 

kmvisioli

Another vote for Tessa!

ETA: Tessa Claire is very nice