First names in Hebrew

First name Teresa: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טרזה

Gematria value: 221

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Teresa is written טרזה

Meaning and origin

What does Teresa mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (linked to the Greek "to harvest")
Origin: disputed

Teresa is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Theresa. Its origin is disputed: it has been linked to the Greek therizein, "to harvest", or to the name of a Greek island, Thera. No explanation is certain, but the meaning of harvest has stayed with it.

Gematria

Teresa = 221

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טרזה has 4 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• זthe letter Zayin7
• הthe letter He5
• Total221

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Teresa, from ט to ה:

טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹא־יִכְבֶּה בַלַּיְלָה נֵרָהּ׃

“She senses that her trade is good; her lamp does not go out at night.”

Proverbs 31:18

The book of your first name

Teresa, in nine pages

• Teresa, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
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• The sources

Frequently asked

Teresa in three answers

How do you write Teresa in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Teresa is written טרזה.

What is the gematria value of Teresa?
Written טרזה, Teresa is worth 221: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter He (5).

What does Teresa mean?
Of disputed origin (linked to the Greek "to harvest") (origin: disputed). Teresa is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Theresa. Its origin is disputed: it has been linked to the Greek therizein, "to harvest", or to the name of a Greek island, Thera. No explanation is certain, but the meaning of harvest has stayed with it.