Given name
Theresia
“a harvester”
Theresia is a variant of Theresa. One Greek interpretation is “a harvester.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Theresia is a variant of Theresa. One Greek interpretation is “a harvester.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Theresia is a variant of Theresa. An origin associated with Theresa is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Theresia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,016
- 0 boys · 2,016 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,000 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Theresia’s family of names
Theresia has an affectionate form in Resi. Theresia shares a linguistic root with Theresa. In German usage, Theresia has a related form in Teresa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Theresia has relatives in 6 languages.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- TerezaCzech
- Tereseequivalent
- Teresiaequivalent
- Theresequivalent
- Terezijaequivalent
- Thérèseequivalent
- Thereziaequivalent
- Teréziaequivalent
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People named Theresia
- Theresia KieslAustrian athletics competitorborn 1963
- Theresia BauerGerman politicianborn 1965
- Theresia CroneGerman activist and columnistborn 2002
- Theresia van der PantDutch sculptor (1924-2013)
- Theresia Gouwindonesian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalborn 1968
- Theresia KyaloKenyan lawyer, jewellery designer and businesswomanborn 1996
- Theresia WalserGerman playwright and authorborn 1967
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