Name for 9th March- Alethea

March 26, 2010 · Filed under Names · Tagged Alathea, Alatheia, Aleta, Aletea, Alethea, Aletheia, Alethia, Aletta, Alette, Alithea, Alithia, Allathea, Allie, Elethea, Lea, Thea

Alethea

Alethea is a girls name, it is Greek and it is said “al-ə-THEE-ə” or “ə-LEE-thee-ə.”

It means truth.

Alethea as introduced into Britian from Spain in the 17^th century.

Variants: Alatheia, Aleta, Aletea, Aletheia, Alethia, Aletta, Alithea, Allathea, Alithia, Alette, Elethea, Alathea, Alethia.

Nicknames: Thea, Lea, Allie.

Thoughts/opinions on Alethea:

In Greek mythology, Alethea was the daughter of Zeus and Arete, the personification of truth.

— Damis 3/3/2005

Alethea McGrath is an Australian actress who played the role of Jocasta Nu in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. — LMS 8/5/2007

Sources

http://www.behindthename.com/comment/search.php?terms=alethea

http://www.behindthename.com/name/alethea

The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson

http://nameberry.com/babyname/alethea