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The exact meaning of Teresa is unknown, but it is likely to be from either the Greek word meaning "to harvest", the Greek word meaning "summer", or from the Greek island of Thera.

This is a very popular Catholic name.

St Teresa of Ávila was a Spanish monastic reformer and mystic of the 16th century. She reformed the Carmelite nuns at Ávila and formed the discalced Carmelites, forming convents and monasteries throughout Spain. She is one of three female Doctors of the Church.

Another doctor of the church is St Thérèse de Lisieux. Thérèse is the French form of Teresa. She was also a Carmelite nun. She is known for her 'Little Way', and sanctity. She died aged only 24 in 1897.

Maria Theresa of Austria was the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire in the 18th century.