Trina, Thalia, Thora, Thelma, and Tess are the choices that spring to my mind.
One of my best friends since junior high is named Trina which is probably the whole reason I love it. Though it has a swirling, dancing wholesome image I like too.
I’ve wanted to name my daughter Thalia Evening for about a million years, and Thalia itself since I was a little girl and discovered the laughing naked Greek muse of comedy painting at the Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco.
I love Thora too, though with both names I don’t fancy Thale or Thor as nn’s.
And then there’s Thelma which I know is ugly, but I still love it. Call it middle aged nostalgia for Mayberry!
And then Tess, who makes me think of Hardy’s tragic heroine with the “mobile peony mouth” and unbearable fate and Katharine Hepburn’s superior Tess Harding in Woman of the Year. Tess was at the 999th place in the US in 2013. Has she revived and I missed it? I hope so. So short yet so strong a name.
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] [name_f]Evening[/name_f] is such a lovely combo! I also like [name_f]Tess[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] comes to mind, though I haven’t decided if I like it yet.
[name_f]Trina[/name_f] is pretty and sleek! I love the strong but cool [name_f]Thora[/name_f] and [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] has flair!! [name_f]Thelma[/name_f] is pretty cosy -it was my great grandmother’s name
[name_f]Tess[/name_f] is so warm and lovely- though the [name_m]Hardy[/name_m] association is very sad. I’d love to meet a little [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
I’d love to see [name_f]Twila[/name_f], [name_f]Tamar[/name_f] and [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] get some attention
[name_f]Tess[/name_f] is on our list for actually usable girls’ names! I love it.
I’m also quite partial to [name_f]Trudy[/name_f] myself. I think I’m partly influenced by a TV show I love but still, it has a sweetness to it that I love.
We’re actually naming our little one [name_f]Tricia[/name_f] (or [name_f]Trisha[/name_f]? haven’t decided on a spelling. I also love [name_f]Trista[/name_f] and [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]. To answer your question, I haven’t seen [name_f]Tess[/name_f] around, but [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] has become popular in recent years.
So glad there may be another [name_f]Tess[/name_f] out there!
And I forgot about [name_f]Trudy[/name_f] - and [name_f]Trixie[/name_f]. [name_f]Trudy[/name_f] definitely qualifies for a revival, although [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] doesn’t seem to have ever been in the US Top1000. I love these chipper and cheerful names.
Oh, how could I forget [name_f]Tricia[/name_f]! Not as keen on [name_f]Trisha[/name_f] myself, but [name_f]Tricia[/name_f] (rather than Patricia) seems lovely to me. A very friendly sounding name.
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] is my beloved kitty’s name though I am sad to see it has never been popular in the US which is just one of 5 million things that makes me an ardent anglophile!
I haven’t heard Tess much, but Tessa seems to be everywhere where I live, often with the nn Tess! I think I’ve met 5 now, all go by Tess for short.
My personal picks for revival are Tabitha and Tilly. I grew up watching a lot of Bewitched reruns with my mom as a kid, and my best friend in high school was named Tabitha after the show (she looked a bit like Elizabeth Montgomery’s Samantha though!) so it’s always felt fresh to me. Tilly’s never really taken off here, but it has such a sweet sound.
Oh [name_f]Tess[/name_f] is one of my most favorites and has been since I was a little girl and first heard it. I’ve never actually met/seen/heard of one in person. [name_m]Just[/name_m] one [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] I heard of. I would love to see this one or maybe use it
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] is a rare one too, along with [name_f]Thelma[/name_f], [name_f]Trudy[/name_f], [name_f]Tanya[/name_f] (I know of a tan-ya and a ton-ya pronunciation), or even [name_f]Talia[/name_f] (one I heard last night and have been pondering on since then)!
I love [name_f]Tess[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]! Other nice T names are [name_f]Taryn[/name_f] and [name_u]Teagan[/name_u]. [name_f]My[/name_f] boys have very Irish names, so those two really fit our sibset vibes.
