Teresita

Teresita is a Spanish diminutive form of Teresa, a name whose ultimate origin remains debated but is most often traced to the Greek name Therasia, possibly derived from the Greek island of Thera or from a root meaning to harvest or to reap. The diminutive suffix -ita is characteristic of Spanish and conveys affection or endearment, making Teresita a tender, familiar form of the name. Teresa itself gained wide popularity across the Catholic world largely through the veneration of Saint Teresa of Ávila, the sixteenth-century Spanish mystic and reformer. Related forms include Teresa, Theresa, Theresia, and Terezinha.