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Anthea - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Anthea
 
 

 



[ 3 syll. an-(t)hea, ant-h-ea ] The girl name Anthea is pronounced AENTHiyah KEY. Anthea is of Old Greek origin, and it is used mainly in the English and German languages. Derived from the element antheios meaning 'flowery, blossom'. Antheia (Old Greek) is an original form of Anthea. Anthea was one of the bynames of the goddess Hera in Greek mythology. In literature, it has been used since the 4th century AD. A soft-sounding Greek name, it later became popular with 17th century English pastoral poets such as Robert Herrick, thereafter reviving its use in modern times. The name has also been recentlyl brought to attention through the British television presenter Anthea Turner (1960-).

Variants of Anthea include Annthea (Greek), Antea (Italian), Anthia (English), and Anthoula (Greek). Ann (English pet form) is another variant of Anthea. See also the related form, Samantha (English, French, and German).

Anthea is rarely used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of girl names directly linked to Anthea, Samantha (English, French, and German) was the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Anthea include Anthia (English), Amada (Spanish), Amanda (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Amandah (English), Amata (Spanish and German), Aminda (Spanish), Aminta (English and Italian), Amita (English), Amity (English), Anahid (Armenian), Anita (Spanish), Annthea (Greek), Onita (English), Amedea (Italian), Aminata (Arabic), Amynta (English), Anahita (German), Andi (English), Andie (English), Andy (English), Anett (French), Anette (French), Annet (Dutch), Annett (French), Annette (French), Antea (Italian), Chaunta (English), Chauntay (English), Chauntelle (English), Umut (Turkish), Ande (English), and Chaunte (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Anthea: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


A famous person named Anthea is Anthea Turner, TV presenter, born Anthea Millicent Turner, 25 May 1960, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.

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