as a First Name
Latinized spelling of Greek Antheia, a personal name derived from the feminine of the adjective antheios ‘flowery’. This was used in the classical period as a byname of the goddess Hera at Argos, but as a modern given name it was reinvented in the 17th century by English pastoral poets such as Robert Herrick.
| 6,905th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 831
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Anthea per capita
- 1968
- marked the height of its popularity
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