Thea

Greek

"goddess, godly"

Thea Origin and Meaning

The name Thea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "goddess, godly".

Thea is a diminutive of names ending in -thea, including Dorothea, Althea, and Anthea. It is also the Anglicized spelling of Theia, the Titan of sight, goddess of light, and mother of the moon. She was the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos.

Whether pronounced THEE-a or THAY-a or TAY-a, Thea presents an appealing artistic image, sensitive and serene.

Thea Rank in US Top 1000

# 321 in the US

Thea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 49 on Nameberry

Thea Popularity

• 321 US 2023
• 49 Nameberry 2024
• 181 Canada 2023
• 175 Future 2028
• 64 England 2022
• 82 Scotland 2023
• 95 Australia 2023
• 70 New Zealand 2023
• 38 Germany 2023
• 71 Sweden 2022
• 39 Norway 2023
• 178 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Thea

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• Stella
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• Mabel
• Beatrice
• Daphne
• Adelaide
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Famous People Named Thea

• Bertha "Thea" Bowman American Catholic sister
• Thea Vidale American actress/comedienne
• Thea Louise Gill Canadian actress
• Thea Gregory (born Iva Reddish) English actress
• Thea Eve Gilmore English singer,songwriter
• Thea Dale Muldoon First Lady of New Zealand as wife of P.M. Robert Muldoon
• Thea Megan Trinidad American pro wrestler
• Dorothea Jessie "Thea" Stabell Norwegian actress
• Dorothea Noelle Naomi "Thea" Porter British fashion designer, an architect of Bohemian Chic
• Thea Gabriele von Harbou German actress and screenwriter
• Thea Garrett Maltese singer
• Thea Chenelle Pineda (b. 2012) daughter of singer Arnel Pineda of band Journey
• Thea Gabriel (b. 2017) daughter of Sigmar Gabriel, Vice Chancellor of Germany
• Maeve Thea Rosa Daughter of YouTube family vloggers Tara and Mandi Rosa of Living Rosa

Thea in Pop Culture

• Thea Kronborg protagonist in The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
• Thea Galehouse main character of Hooked by Catherine Greenman
• Thea Dearden Queen sister of Oliver Queen on TV's "Arrow"
• Thea Harman witch from L.J. Smith's Night World series
• Thea Grant character on show "Heartland"
• Thea was a main character in First Light a novel by Rebecca Stead
• Theodora "Thea" Atwell character in "The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls"
• Thea a siren in Amanda Hocking's "Wake"
• Thea a character in Frank Wedekind's "Spring Awakening"