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Nice as a nickname, its short and simple.

Very sweet, yet sassy name. It always gives me 1920’s flapper vibes, as do Cleo and Zelda and I could imagine all three as sisters. Tessie and Tessa are also adorable.

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I love it as a nick name, but I want it to be paired with a more formal long name. Not sure what that would be, though.

Love it. It's simple and sweet.

It's ok, I prefer Tessa.

Underrated! I love that is great in many languages and very spelling intuitive :)

I quite like Tess as a short-and-sweet first name, and in the past have vacillated between Tess and Tessa in terms of which I prefer. (I'm in Tess-mode, currently.) Normally, I don't care for nicknames-as-given-names, but I consider Tess part of the group of those nicknames that are different enough from their sources that they look like their own names (e.g. Sadie, Lola).

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Tess also goes with just about anything, as a first or middle name.

Makes me think of the depressing Hardy novel.

I used to dislike it, since it would sound too bland for me, but now I see its appeal. I also like Tessa and Tessie, but my favorite nickname for Teresa is still Tera.

Fine as a nn; would result in a lifetime of explanations if it was a stand-alone name. I'd love a Tessa daughter, but I don't think I'd ever call her Tess, though others might.

It's ok as a nn for Tessa

I love it! So spunky. I like it as a nickname for Tessa or Teresa.

Very cute, though I prefer it as a middle name.

It sounds only a bit less frumpy and dumpy than Bess.