Given name

Teresh

“but perhaps feared”·“desired or austere”

Teresh is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewתרש

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Teresh is thought to mean “but perhaps feared” or “desired or austere.”

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Where it comes from

Teresh is a biblical name, probably from Persian.

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Teresh appears in Esther 2:21, Esther 6:2.

  • Esther 2:21
  • Esther 6:2

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Similar names

If you love Teresh, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Telem

“oppression”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Heresh

“silent” · “esoteric”

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Tebah

“slaughter” · “butcher”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Shelesh

“triad” · “third”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Tabeel

“God is good” · “good for nothing”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Tartak

“but perhaps profound darkness”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Tammuz

“but perhaps son of life”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Tidal

“but perhaps splendor” · “high praise or for thanksgiving”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Teresh’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Teresh