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Help[Opinions] Re: Tess / Tessa
in reply to a message by queenv
I've never known a Theresa whose nn was either Tessa or Tess. They all seem to either go by the complete form or use Terry as a nn.
And I've never known a Tess. Only in the Thomas Hardy novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles! And her sister's name was something like Liza Lu, I think. Anyway, Tessa people I know are sometimes called Tess but usually they just stay with what they've got.
Theresa seems very Catholic; certainly where I live that would be anyone's expectation. And Tessa is denomination-neutral - I've never known a Catholic one. So that's the dividing line here.
According to comments here, people in the States seem to prefer Tess to Tessa. Is that right, or is it pretty much a namenerd option?
And I've never known a Tess. Only in the Thomas Hardy novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles! And her sister's name was something like Liza Lu, I think. Anyway, Tessa people I know are sometimes called Tess but usually they just stay with what they've got.
Theresa seems very Catholic; certainly where I live that would be anyone's expectation. And Tessa is denomination-neutral - I've never known a Catholic one. So that's the dividing line here.
According to comments here, people in the States seem to prefer Tess to Tessa. Is that right, or is it pretty much a namenerd option?
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