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For other uses, see Althea (disambiguation).
| Althea | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | stress on the first syllable (British) or second syllable (American) |
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | healer, wholesome |
| Other names | |
| See also | Althaia (Αλθαια), Altea |
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Althea is an English female personal name, originally a variation of the Greek name Althaea. Althea in Greek means "healer".
Richard Lovelace used the name in a poem ("To Althea, From Prison") that John Milton later alluded to in Lycidas.[1]
[edit] Notable people
- Althea Flynt (1953–1987), fourth wife of Larry Flynt
- Althea Gibson, American athlete
[edit] Music
"Althea" by The Grateful Dead from the album Go to Heaven
"Althea" is a Russian experimental rock group.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Milton, John, Homer Baxter Sprague, ed. "Milton's Lycidas" in Paradise Lost, Books I and II. Boston: Ginn & Co. 1886. Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=xwo1AAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA15&lpg=RA1-PA15&dq=lycidas+althea&source=bl&ots=qPN_jIUaNV&sig=ZDEtYUFNoZxHsiKnRi2yek2Ggr0&hl=en&ei=G9U9TM-KHYWclgemxb35BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
