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Meaning of name Althea

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Meaning

The name Althea has the following meaning:

With healing power.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Althea is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Althea in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Althea is pronounced as al-thee-yah

Origins

Althea originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Althea and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Althea: Boys - Damond, Demetrius, Erastus, Lysandros, Narcissus, Nicodemus, Girls - Alethea, Aretha, Delpha, Despina, Hortensia, Katarina, Nyssa, Rilla, Both genders - Alpha, Neo

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Althea: Altha, Althea (Greek), Altheda, Althelia, Altheya, Althiaia, Althya, Eltha, Elthia, Elthya, Thea (Nickname)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Althea are: Al

Style

We think the name Althea should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Althea to be: Tall, intelligent and outspoken woman

In one word, you might describe Althea as a(n) "outspoken" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Althea (or its variants) are:

Althea Gibson, born on 25 October, a famous athelete. Althea Gibson's background: an American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as 'the Jackie Robinson of tennis' for breaking the 'color barrier.'
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