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femaleAmalthea - Name Meaning and Origin


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The girl's name Amalthea \a-mal-thea, am(a)-lthea\ is of Greek origin. Greek mythology: the name of the mountain goat that nursed the infant Zeus. Her horns were the basis for the cornucopia, the horn of plenty spilling over with fruits and vegetables.

Amalthea has 1 variant form: Amaltheia.

Baby names that sound like Amalthea are Amalida, Amaleeda, Amalyta, Amalita and Amaleta.

Amalthea is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Amalthea. Click here to compare Amalthea with related baby names.

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Amalthea

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