tress

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Two main origins: * An English surname of unexplained origin. * A surname borrowed from German Tress.

From Middle English tresse, from Old French tresce, of uncertain origin; possibly from Vulgar Latin *trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία (trikhía, “rope”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”). Compare French tresse, Italian treccia.

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: nyje — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Albanian: dredhkë — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Arabic: خُصْلَة (ḵuṣla) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Arabic: ضَفِيرَة (ḍafīra) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Armenian: խոպոպ (xopop) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Armenian: հյուս (hyus) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Armenian: ծամ (cam) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Bashkir: толом (tolom) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Bashkir: бөҙрә (böźrə) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Bulgarian: пли́тка (plítka) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Bulgarian: кичур (kičur) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Czech: lokny — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Czech: kadeře — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Czech: kadeř — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• French: tresse — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• German: Haarsträhne — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• German: Haarlocke — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• German: Zopf — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Irish: dlaoi — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Irish: dual — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Irish: cuach — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Irish: trilseán — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Japanese: 髪の房 (kami no fusa) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Māori: urumawhatu — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Middle English: tresse — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Norwegian Bokmål: hårlokk — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Norwegian Bokmål: flette — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Norwegian Bokmål: krølle — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Persian: گیسو (gisu) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Persian: زلف (zolf) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Plautdietsch: Schleif — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Portuguese: trança — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Russian: коса́ (kosá) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Russian: прядь (prjadʹ) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Russian: ло́кон (lókon) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Scottish Gaelic: cuach — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Sicilian: trizza — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Spanish: trenzada — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Spanish: trenza — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Swedish: hårlock — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Urdu: زُلْف (zulf) — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet
• Welsh: briger — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet