About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Theresa, Tessa, Tracy
- Variants
- Treise (related)
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
The Irish form of Theresa; particularly popular in 20th-century Ireland through devotion to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux ('the Little Flower').
The story behind Treasa
Popular in 20th-century Catholic Ireland especially after the canonisation of the Little Flower of Lisieux.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic Teresa.
Did you know?
Adopted into Irish through the cult of Saint Teresa of Ávila.
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