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Acantha - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Acantha

[ 3 syll. a-can-(t)ha, ac-an-tha ] The girl name Acantha is pronounced as aaKAANDHah KEY. Acantha is largely used in Greek and it is also derived from Greek origins. Acantha is of the meaning thorn.

Acantha is seldom used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Acantha include Agneta (English, German, and Scandinavian), Agnetha (German and Scandinavian), Agnita (Scandinavian), Asante (English), Asenath (English and Hebrew), Ashanta (English), Ashante (English), Ashanti (English), Ashaunta (English), Ashuntae (English), Assunta (Italian), Azeneth (Spanish), Agnete (German and Scandinavian), and Agnethe (German).

KEY: English pronunciation for Acantha: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; DH as in "thee (DH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Acantha