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What does Rhea mean?
Rhea 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced REE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Rhea 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.
STARTS WITH Rh-
Variations
VARIANTS Rea, Reya, Rhae, Rhaya, Rhia, Ria▼
SEE ALSO Cybele
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Rhea?
Rhea is a very prominent first name for women (#960 out of 4276, Top 22%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#4188 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rhea reached its peak position of #398 in the U.S. in the 1890s, and is currently at #761. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Rhea (#761 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Rea, Reya (#1463) and Ria. Usage of these relations of Rhea was well-received among parents less than a decade ago and has remained as widespread to this day. Rhea is the continual favorite, while Ria has lost favor.
Similar Names
Rhea▲ is pronounced similarly to Rae, Ray▼, Raya▲, Raye, Ree, Rei, Rey, Rie, Roya, Rue, Rui and Rye. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bea, Beea, Brea▼, Clea, Dea, Drea, Gaea, Klea, Lea▲, Mea, Nea, Rafa, Rahel, Raja, Rama, Rana, Read, Reba▼, Reeba, Reed, Reeda, Reena, Reesa, Reeta, Reeva, Rena▼, Reta▼, Reza, Rheba, Rheeta, Rhegan, Rhemy, Rheta, Rhetta, Rhica, Rhoda▼, Rhodea (see Rose), Rhona, Rhyan, Rica, Rida, Rieca, Rieka, Riesa, Riet, Rieta, Rima, Rina, Risa, Rita▼, Riva, Roba, Roda, Romea, Rora, Rosa▼, Rupa, Ruta, Shea, Tea▼, Thea▲, Trea and Zea. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rhea.
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