Althea
Althea is a girls name, its origins is Greek.
Its stem is althein which means healthy
Variants: Elthia, Elthea, Altheya, Althelia, Althiaa, Eltheya, Eltha, Althaia, Althia, Altha, Altheda.
Nicknames: Thea, Al, Aly.
Althea is a botanical genus, its plants include hollyhock and marsh mallow
In Greek myth she was the mother of Meleager
Comments about Althea:
It has a pretty sound. Ali could be a possible nickname.
— Bethany 12/17/2006
I’ve heard people with this name just called Thea for short.
— lowcal historyan 11/15/2007
A very pretty name, in my opinion. Old-fashioned and elegant, too. The nickname ‘Thea’ is nice as well.
— Anonymous User 3/14/2008
Sources
The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson
http://www.behindthename.com/name/althea
http://www.behindthename.com/comment/search.php?terms=althea
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