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'''Althea''' is an [[English language|English]] [[female]] [[personal name]], originally a variation of the Greek name ''[[Althaea (disambiguation)|Althaea]]''. Althea in Greek means "healer". |
'''Althea''' is an [[English language|English]] [[female]] [[personal name]], originally a variation of the Greek name ''[[Althaea (disambiguation)|Althaea]]''. |
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Althea in Greek means "healer". |
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[[Richard Lovelace]] used the name in a poem ("[[To Althea, From Prison]]") that [[John Milton]] later alluded to in [[Lycidas]].<ref>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</ref> |
[[Richard Lovelace]] used the name in a poem ("[[To Althea, From Prison]]") that [[John Milton]] later alluded to in [[Lycidas]].<ref>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</ref> |
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*The {{USS|Althea|SP-218}} was a motorboat built in 1907. |
*The {{USS|Althea|SP-218}} was a motorboat built in 1907. |
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==Botany== |
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Althea is also an alternate spelling of the Plant Genus Althaea. (Common name: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althaea_(plant)">Marshmallow Herb</a>) |
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This herb / flower has healing properties, and |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althaea_(plant) |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 14:28, 11 April 2014
| Pronunciation | stress on the first syllable (British) or second syllable (American) |
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| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | healer, wholesome |
| Other names | |
| See also | Althaia (Αλθαια), Altea |
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]
Notable people
- Althea Flynt (1953–1987), fourth wife of Larry Flynt
- Althea Gibson, American athlete
- Althea Forrest, one half of Althea & Donna
- Althea Vestrit, character in the Liveship Traders series, by Robin Hobb.
Music
"Althea" by The Grateful Dead from the album Go to Heaven
Military
Althea is a military deployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina led by the European Union Force.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Althea, after a shrub of the mallow family; the rose of sharon or a hollyhock:
- The USS Althea (1862) was a collier that served during the Civil War.
- The USS Althea (1863) was a tugboat that served during the Civil War.
- The USS Althea (SP-218) was a motorboat built in 1907.
Botany
Althea is also an alternate spelling of the Plant Genus Althaea. (Common name: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althaea_(plant)">Marshmallow Herb</a>) This herb / flower has healing properties, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althaea_(plant)
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