Meaning of name Arethusa

The name Arethusa has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

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

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Arethusa for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Aretha, of which the name Arethusa is a variant.

The name Arethusa is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Aretha. See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Aretha.

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

The name Arethusa is a variant of Aretha. Other popular variants of the name Aretha are: Areatha, Areta, Arete, Aretha (Greek), Arethusa, Aretina, Arita, Retha (English)

We think the name Arethusa should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Arethusa to be: A big and talented woman

In one word, you might describe Arethusa as a(n) "talented" person.

See other "talented" names for girls.