Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. TEH-a(German) THEE-ə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa and other names with a similar sound.

Related Names

VariantDora(German)
Masculine FormTeodor(Swedish)
Other Languages & CulturesTheodora(Ancient Greek) Terese(Basque) Doroteya, Teodora, Tereza, Dora, Todorka(Bulgarian) Teresa(Catalan) Dorotea, Doroteja, Tereza, Terezija, Dora, Tea, Tena(Croatian) Dorota, Tereza, Terezie(Czech) Dorothea, Theresia, Dora, Tess, Tessa, Thera, Trees(Dutch) Tiia, Tiiu(Estonian) Teresa, Tea, Teija, Tiia(Finnish) Dorothée, Théodora, Thérèse, Théa(French) Dorinda(Galician) Theodora, Dora(Greek) Dorottya, Teodóra, Terézia, Dóra, Dorina, Dorka, Teca, Teréz(Hungarian) Theódóra, Dóra(Icelandic) Toiréasa(Irish) Dorotea, Teodora, Teresa, Dora, Doretta, Fedora(Italian) Dorothea(Late Greek) Therasia(Late Roman) Dārta, Dace(Latvian) Dorotėja, Teresa, Teresė, Urtė(Lithuanian) Dörthe(Low German) Doroteja, Teodora, Todorka(Macedonian) Dorota, Teodora, Teresa, Dosia(Polish) Doroteia, Teodora, Teresa, Dora, Teresinha(Portuguese) Dorotéia, Tereza, Terezinha(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Teodora, Tereza(Romanian) Fedora, Feodora(Russian) Doroteja, Teodora, Tereza, Dora(Serbian) Dorota, Tereza, Terézia(Slovak) Doroteja, Terezija, Tea, Teja(Slovene) Dorotea, Teodora, Teresa, Dora, Dorita, Tere, Teresita(Spanish)
Same SpellingThéa

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People think this name is

classic   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Estonia: February 6

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Entry updated April 25, 2021