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Tess (given name)

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Gender
  
Originally female

Meaning
  
"Harvester; to reap"

Word/name
  
Greek

Tess is a given name, typically a diminutive form of Theresa or Esther.

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People

  • Tess Daly (born 1969), British television presenter
  • Tess Gaerthé (born 1991), Dutch singer
  • Tess Gerritsen (born 1953), American novelist
  • Tess Harper (born 1950), American actress.
  • Tess Mattisson (born 1978), Swedish singer
  • Tess Taylor (born 1989), American reality show personality
  • Nikolay Tess (1921–2006), Soviet security administrator

    • Film

  • Tess Carlisle, in Guarding Tess, played by Shirley MacLaine
  • Tess Carroll, in Charlie St. Cloud, played by Amanda Crew
  • Tess Coleman, in Freaky Friday, played by Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Tess Durbeyfield/D'Urberville, in Tess, based on Thomas Hardy's novel, played by Nastassja Kinski
  • Tess Finnegan, in Fool's Gold (2008), played by Kate Hudson
  • Tess Harding, in Woman of the Year, played by Katharine Hepburn
  • Tess McGill, in Working Girl, played by Melanie Griffith
  • Tess Nichols, in 27 Dresses, played by Malin Åkerman
  • Tess Ocean, in Ocean's Eleven (2001) and the sequel Ocean's Twelve, played by Julia Roberts
  • Tess, in Burlesque, played by Cher

    • Television

  • Tess Adamson, on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
  • Tess Bateman, on the British medical drama Casualty, played by Suzanne Packer
  • Tess Fontana, on the American series Eureka
  • Tess Harding, on the series Roswell, played by Emilie de Ravin
  • Tess Silverman McLeod, on the Australian series McLeod's Daughters, played by Bridie Carter
  • Tess Mercer, on the American series Smallville
  • Tess Ramsey, on the American soap opera Port Charles, played by Kelly Monaco
  • Tess Smith, an alternate personality of the character Jessica Buchanan on the American soap opera One Life to Live, played by Bree Williamson
  • Tess Tyler, in the television movie Camp Rock, played by Meaghan Jette Martin
  • Tess, on the television series Touched by an Angel, played by Della Reese

    • Books and comics

  • Tess Durbeyfield/D'Urberville, in the novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
  • Tess Churchmouse, in Brian Jacques's novel Mattimeo
  • Tess Clark, in Chuck Palahniuk's novel Haunted
  • Tess Trueheart, in the Dick Tracy comic strip series
  • Tess, in the Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comic book series

    • Toys and video games

  • Tess, in the Betty Spaghetty line of toys
  • Tess, in the Jak and Daxter video game series
  • Tess, in the game The Last of Us
  • Tess Wintory, in the game Test Drive Unlimited 2

    • References

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