Tessa

Tessa

Tessa is a shortened form of the given name Theresa.

Tessa may also refer to:

* "Tessa", a novel by Margit Sandemo
* Tax-Exempt Special Savings Account, a type of bank account in the United Kingdom
* Tessa Noël, a character in the TV series "Highlander: The Series"
* Teletha Tessa Testarossa, a fictional character in the multimedia franchise "Full Metal Panic!"
* Sage, a Marvel Comics superhero also known as Tessa
* Tessa (Capcom), a character from the "Red Earth" video game series


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  • Tessa — f English: this name and its shortened form Tess are generally considered to be pet forms of THERESA (SEE Theresa), although now often used independently. However, the formation is not clear, and Tessa may be of distinct origin. Literary contexts …   First names dictionary

  • Tessa — Tessa, cabbalistisches Wort, angeblich so v.w. Luftgeist, Sal astrale, Mercurius etc …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • TESSA — See tax exempt special savings scheme. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary

  • TESSA — Tax Exempt Special Savings Account a special type of account with a bank or ↑building society in the UK, in which you can save money and you do not have to pay tax on the ↑interest you earn if you leave the money there for at least 5 years …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • TESSA — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) a tax exempt special savings account allowing savers to invest a certain amount without paying tax on the interest (replaced in 1999 by the ISA) …   English terms dictionary

  • TESSA — /tesˈə/ abbrev (from 1991 to 1999) Tax Exempt Special Savings Account …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tessa — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel Tessa – Leben für die Liebe Originaltitel Leben für die Liebe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • TESSA — See Tax Exempt Special Savings Account. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * TESSA TESSA [ˈtesə] noun [countable] FINANCE Tax Exempt Special Savings Account; a type of savings account introduced by the British Government in… …   Financial and business terms

  • Tessa — Thérèse (prénom) Sommaire 1 Étymologie 2 Variantes 3 Fête 4 Personnes célèbres 5 Lien interne …   Wikipédia en Français

  • tessa — (entrée créée par le supplément) (tè ssa) s. m. Sorte d aréomètre. •   Pour connaître la force alcoolique d une eau de vie, on se sert d aréomètres, dont les plus usités dans la ville de Cognac.... sont le tessa, l hydromètre anglais.... il [M.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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