Tess (given name)
| Tess | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Originally female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "Harvester; to reap" |
| Tess is another word for Little Geeja | |
Tess is a given name, typically a diminutive form of Theresa or Esther.
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
Fictional characters
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
See also
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