I saw [name_f]Tess[/name_f] can be a nn for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. I have never heard of this before, but love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] & not [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]. What do you think? Any other [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] alternatives to get to [name_f]Tess[/name_f]? Thanks!
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tess[/name_f]?
I’ve heard [name_f]Esther[/name_f] for [name_f]Tess[/name_f] before. Ess to [name_f]Tess[/name_f] is the logic I think.
[name_f]Quintessa[/name_f] would work too. It feels more modern than [name_f]Esther[/name_f], whether that’s good or bad I’m not sure.
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] itself is cute but feels as nickname-y as [name_f]Tess[/name_f] to me.
I’m assuming simple international variants of [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] aren’t what you’re looking for? [name_f]Teresa[/name_f], Thérèse , [name_f]Tereza[/name_f]?
[name_f]Tacita[/name_f] would work well. [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]/[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] would be more of a stretch.
Contessa
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Quintessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasina[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Quintessence[/name_f]
I just suggested [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] in another thread to get the nn [name_f]Tess[/name_f]/[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. I think it’s lovely, personally. 
I’ve never heard of [name_f]Tess[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. I don’t like it as it’s not really there anywhere in [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
Contessa
Natesa
[name_f]Quintessa[/name_f]
Teshura
[name_f]Tesia[/name_f]
Tesira
[name_f]Tesla[/name_f]
I’ve never heard [name_f]Tess[/name_f] used as a nn for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. I’m not sure how you would get to it. My niece’s name is just plain [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] (not [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]) and we always call her [name_f]Tess[/name_f] for short. I love the name [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], it’s one of my favorites.
To be fair many of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]'s nicknames are bizarre or far removed:
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bunny[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
And that’s aside from relatively logical [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Liz[/name_f], and [name_f]Beth[/name_f].
But they at least have a history of use. I’d be leery of introducing any new ones. It would be hard to make [name_f]Tess[/name_f] stick.
I’ve heard of [name_f]Tess[/name_f] used for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. I also know a [name_f]Libby[/name_f] and a [name_f]Tish[/name_f] (both Elizabeths), not to mention a bunch of Beths, Lizzies, Elles, Betsys, etc.
I knew a girl named [name_f]Laetitia[/name_f] who went by [name_f]Tess[/name_f]. Perhaps a little far fetched, but definitely easier to pronounce in her case!
Are you sure it wasn’t [name_f]Bess[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]? I’ve never heard [name_f]Tess[/name_f] for [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] and my usual sources don’t support that, either.
I love [name_f]Tess[/name_f] and don’t care much for [name_f]Theresa[/name_f], as well. A while ago I posted asking people for nicknames for [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], and someone suggested [name_f]Tess[/name_f]. I was so excited! I think [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] to [name_f]Tess[/name_f] is a bit of a stretch, but no more so than [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] to [name_f]Libby[/name_f] or [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] to [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]. If [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] doesn’t work out, though, my suggestion would be [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_m]How[/name_m] do you pronounce [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]? Front runner is [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] right now