Greek

Alethea

Pronounced al-eh-THEE-ahShare

Meaning: Truth

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 4 syllables

The story

Alethea was coined in the sixteenth century from the Greek word for truth. Its history as an English given name is distinct from its ancient Greek vocabulary root.

Nicknames

  • Allie
  • Thea
  • Lettie

Spellings & variants

  • Aletheia

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Alethea comes from Greek.

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