First names in Hebrew

First name Tessa: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טסה

Gematria value: 74

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tessa is written טסה

Meaning and origin

What does Tessa mean?

Meaning: short form of Theresa (origin disputed)
Origin: disputed

Tessa is a short form of Theresa that became a name of its own. The origin of Theresa is disputed: it is linked to the Greek therizein, “to harvest”, or to the name of the Greek island of Thera. Tessa, shorter and livelier, has kept the mystery of that origin.

Gematria

Tessa = 74

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טסה has 3 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• סthe letter Samekh60
• הthe letter He5
• Total74

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 Tessa, 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

Tessa, in nine pages

• Tessa, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Tessa
• Tessa, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Tessa in three answers

How do you write Tessa in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tessa is written טסה.

What is the gematria value of Tessa?
Written טסה, Tessa is worth 74: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter He (5).

What does Tessa mean?
Short form of Theresa (origin disputed) (origin: disputed). Tessa is a short form of Theresa that became a name of its own. The origin of Theresa is disputed: it is linked to the Greek therizein, “to harvest”, or to the name of the Greek island of Thera. Tessa, shorter and livelier, has kept the mystery of that origin.