as a First Name
From Greek mythology. Although sometimes considered to be a contracted form of Alethea, it is actually a quite distinct name (Greek Althaia) of uncertain origin. It was borne in classical legend by the mother of Meleager, who was given a brand plucked from the fire at the instant of her son's birth, with the promise that his life would last as long as the brand did; some twenty years later she destroyed it in a fit of pique. The name was revived by the 17th‐century poet Richard Lovelace as a poetic pseudonym for his beloved.
| 1,548th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 13,798
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Althea per capita
- 1918
- marked the height of its popularity
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