Thea - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Thea \the()-thea\ is pronounced THEE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "goddess". Short form of names like Althea, Mathea and Dorothea (Greek) "gift of God". Mythology: the Greek goddess of light; mother of the sun, moon, and dawn. Actress Téa Leoni.

Thea has 3 variant forms: Tea, Theia and Thia.

For more information, see also related names Dorothy and Timothea.

Baby names that sound like Thea are Theo, Dea, Taya, Te-, Thu, Toya and Toia.

Thea is a popular 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 Thea. Click here to compare Thea with related baby names.