The spelling "cz" comes from older Czech and Latin spelling traditions. In the 15th century, the Czech spelling system started to shift to a diacritical spelling system (suggested by Jan Hus). For example, digraphs like cz or rz were replaced by the letters č and ř.
Polish, unlike Czech, didn't adopt this diacritical system, so cz still represents the sound /č/ there. When the English name "Czech" was adopted (through Latin), this older spelling was kept, even though English normally writes this sound as "ch."We say Terezka (most common), also Terezinka, Terezička, or Terinka. Terka is common too (the same style as with my name, Zuzka from Zuzana)
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