🔥Alethea

Greek
"truth"

Alethea Origin and Meaning

The name Alethea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "truth".

Alethea, the name of the Greek goddess of truth, came into fashion in England in the 16th century, in tandem with the virtue names. Alethea may find new favor now as one of the goddess names stylish for baby girls.

# 716 in the US

Alethea Rank in US Top 1000

# 696 on Nameberry

Alethea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Alethea Popularity

Famous People Named Alethea

  • Alethea Howard
    Countess of Arundel
  • Alethea Catharine Hayter
    English journalist and author
  • Alethea Kontis
    American children's author
  • Alethea Blow Charlton
    English actress
  • Alethea Ada McGrath
    Australian actress
  • Margaret Alethea Gyles
    birth name of Althea Gyles, Irish poet

Alethea in Pop Culture

  • Alethea Hunt
    character in David Ireland's absurdist novel "A Woman of the Future" (1979)
  • Sophia Alethea Hobson
    Col. Thomas Newcome's second wife in "The Newcomes" (1853,5) by William Makepeace Thackeray