Rhea - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Rhea \r-

is pronounced REE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "flowing". Mythology: Rhea was the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, and Demeter. Rhea is also a Welsh name referring to a river in Wales. Actress Rhea Perlman.

Rhea has 6 variant forms: Rea, Reya, Rhae, Rhaya, Rhia and Ria.

For more information, see also the related name Cybele.

Baby names that sound like Rhea are Rae, Raya, Ree, Rei, Rie, Roya, Rue and Rye.

Rhea is a very common first name for women (#960 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3277 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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