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What does Althea mean?
Althea 
as a girls' name is pronounced al-THEE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Althea is "healing herb". From Althaia, and of a different root from Alethea. The name is derived from a shrub that is also called a marshmallow. Greek mythology: mother of Meleager. The name was revived in the 17th century by poet Richard Lovelace, as a poetic name for his beloved. Tennis celebrity Althea Gibson.
STARTS WITH Al-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, healing (life), mythology, 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS Altha▼, Althaea, Althaia, Altheda, Althelia, Althia, Eltha, Elthea, Thea▲
RELATED FORMS VIA ALETHEA Alathea, Alathia, Aleethia, Aleta, Aletea, Aletha, Alethia, Aletia, Aletta, Alette, Alithea, Alithia, Elethea, Elithia
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Althea Finley (A.F.), ..
How popular is Althea?
Althea is a very prominent first name for women (#790 out of 4276, Top 18%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Althea reached its highest position of #392 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is at #1380 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Althea (#1380 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Aleta, Aletha, Alethea, Alethia, Aletta, Altha, Eltha and Thea (#273). Adoption of these forms of Althea is well-received among parents today (ADOPTION OF 0.1%). Thea has generally been preferred by parents, while Altha is now less popular.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aithnea, Alaida, Alamea, Alda▼, Aldea, Alea, Aleda, Aleea, Aleetheea (see Alice), Aleida, Alexea, Alicea, Alida▼, Alidee, Alidia, Alita, Alitheea (see Alice), Alitia, Allda, Alleda, Allida, Allta, Allyda, Aloha, Alpha▼, Alta▼, Alurea, Alyda, Amalthea, Annthea (see Anthea), Anthe, Anthea, Antheia, Antheya, Anthia, Anuhea, Artha, Artheia, Astrea, Atha, Athena▲, Bethea, Mathea and Olethea. These names tend to be less commonly used than Althea.
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