Comments for the name Thea

This name comes from the Greek meaning the "Gift of God".

Thea also comes from the Ancient Greek thea. It means "goddess".

Short form for Althea.

This name is also used in France, where it is pronounced "TAY-ah."

The name Thea is also of Greek origin. Thea (also written Theia) is the Greek goddess of light. She is the daughter of Ouranos (heaven) and Gaia (earth), the wife of Hyperion (Titan god of light), and mother of Helios (the sun), Eos (the dawn), and Selene (the moon). The name has two meanings because the English translation, Thea, is the same for both the Greek word “èÝá” which means “sight” and “èåÜ” which means “goddess.”.

This is a great nickname for Chrysanthea, Althea or Anthea. ;)

One of my best friends is called Thea. I think it is very pretty, but only in it's own right, as my friend has it. I'm not too keen on Theadora. :)

Beautiful.

I like the name Thea. It's one you don't hear every day, so when you hear this name, you don't automatically think of a person from school or wherever named Thea that you hate, you know? Just saying. I'm working on a story about a girl named Thea. She's a very upbeat character.

If you wanted a unique name I suggest you use this one. This is one reason I really like my name, for its meaning, but what I find is quite annoying is that many names sound similar to it. (for instance, Leah)

A famous bearer of this name is Canadian actress Thea Gill, whose first name is pronounced TAY-ah (TAY, rhymes with "ray").

I think this name is very sweet and pretty, and not too common. Thea Elvsted was a fictional character in Henrik Ibsen's play "Hedda Gabler".

Why isn't Anthea listed as a related name?

It is also short for ALTHEA.

In Alma Alexander's books, 'World Weavers', the main character is a girl named Thea, which is short for Galathea. In the book, Thea is the seventh child in her family. And her parents are both seventh children too, so Thea is known as a Double-Seventh. In the magical world, much is expected of her even though she can't get any magic right at all. Thea struggles a lot, but discovers herself in the end.

A famous bearer was German writer Thea von Harbou, who wrote the movies "Metropolis", "M", "Der Mude Tod", and the "Dr. Mabuse" films.

Pretty common and overused in Norway.

The bad thing about this name is that it's an anagram of hate.

Thea Gilmore is a British singer and musician.