Names Like Tess — Find Similar Baby Names
Tess is a 4-letter English girls' name meaning “Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain Meaning.”. This page collects 118 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Tessa and Tas, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ess like Bess and Jess, and names sharing the “abbreviation” concept like Al and Alex.
For the full Tess profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Tess page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Tess
24 baby names that differ from Tess by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa | 1 | Born Fourth | Greek | Female |
| Tas | 2 | Myth Name | Hungarian | Male |
| Tasa | 2 | "Praise." Variants Include Tasie, Latasi And Latasi. | Chamoru | Female |
| Tasi | 2 | Unisexual Name Meaning "Sea Or Ocean." | Chamoru | Female |
| Tassa | 2 | Abbreviation Of Natasha - The Russian Form Of The English Natalie B... | English | Female |
| Teal | 2 | The Bird Teal: Also The Blue-Green Color. | English | Female |
| Teca | 2 | Hungarian Form Of Teresa (Reaper) | Hungarian | Female |
| Ted | 2 | Abbreviation Of Theodore. | English | Male |
| Tedd | 2 | Abbreviation Of Theodore. | English | Male |
| Teka | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Replaced." | African | Male |
| Teme | 2 | Without Flaw | Hebrew | Female |
| Teo | 2 | Form Of Tom; Twin | Vietnamese | Male |
| Teon | 2 | Harms | Anglo | Male |
| Teri | 2 | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Teris | 2 | Son Of Terrence | Irish | Male |
| Teru | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Good." This Name Is Most Often Us... | African | Female |
| Tesar | 2 | Carpenter | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Tessia | 2 | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Tessie | 2 | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Teva | 2 | Twin | Scottish | Female |
| Tevis | 2 | Variant Of Thomas Twin. | Scottish | Male |
| Teyo | 2 | God. Abbreviation Of Names Like Mateo And Teodor. | Spanish | Male |
| Tiis | 2 | Navajo Name Meaning " Cottonwood." | Native American | Male |
| Tisa | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Ninth Born." | African | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Tess’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
4-Letter T-Names Like Tess
24 names that share Tess's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Tess's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Tess
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Tess.
Names That Rhyme with Tess
9 baby names that share Tess's last 3 letters — -ess. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bess | Diminutive Of Elizabeth. | English | Female |
| Jess | Variant Of Jesse Jehovah Exists. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ness | From The Headland | Scottish | Male |
| Chess | Camp Of The Soldiers. | English | Male |
| Caress | Tender Touch. | French | Female |
| Inness | From The Island | Celtic | Male |
| Burgess | Citizen | Celtic | Male |
| Countess | Titled. Feminine Equivalent Of Count. | English | Female |
| Van Ness | Of The Headland | Dutch | Male |
Names That Start Like Tess
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Tess — Tes-. Good for parents who like Tess's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesar | Carpenter | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Tessa | Born Fourth | Greek | Female |
| Tessia | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Tessie | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Tesanee | Beautiful Rose | English | Female |
| Tesfaye | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "My Hope." | African | Male |
| Tessema | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Been Heard, People Listen... | African | Male |