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It's like calling a child Countess for me. It's only marginally better than the likes of Princess.

Sorry, but I really dislike it. Actually more by association than because it's a title (countess, in English) and thus seems tacky as a name. I immediately think of that cooking show Barefoot Contessa, which is an unappealing title, which then makes me instantly think of a winery near me called Contessa that has this really cheap looking billboard.

I like it as a word, I like the way it sounds. It could sound great on a novel/movie character. But I dislike it on a real person - it's like Princess or Queen or King etc. A title, not a name.

I've never heard the word Contessa without it being prefaced by the word "evil"... it sounds more like a character name than a real name - I think just Tessa is better.

I'm afraid I don't like it at all.
"Contessa" is the Italian word for "countess", and I'm just not a fan of using titles as first names. To me it's in the same vein as "names" like Princess, Duchess, Majesty, etc.

I like it too, it's different. I like that its not too common but not completely out there. I knew a Middle Eastern girl with this name who occasionally went by Tess, and it fit her really well. It's a pretty versatile name, in my opinion.

I like it. I could see it as being a bit haughty though; not in a bad way, just in a you-really-have-to-be-able-to-pull-this-name-off kind of way.