Althea
| Pronunciation | stress on the first syllable (British) or second syllable (American) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | healer, wholesome |
Althea (Old English: Alþea) is an English female given name. It is a variation of the Greek name Althaea (Αλθαια), which may be related to Greek ἀλθος althos ("healing").
Richard Lovelace used the name in a poem ("To Althea, From Prison") that John Milton later alluded to in Lycidas.[1]
Notable people
- Althea Braithwaite (1940–2020), English children's author, illustrator, publisher and glass artist
- Althea Currier (born 1941), American glamor model and actress
- Althea Flynt (1953–1987), fourth wife of Larry Flynt
- Althea Gibson (1927–2003), American female athlete
- Althea Forrest, one half of vocal duo Althea & Donna
- Althea McNish, British textile designer of Trinidadian origin
- Althea Reinhardt (born 1996), Danish handball player
- Althea Thauberger, Canadian artist
- Althea Wynne (1936–2012), English sculptor
- Althea Rae Janairo, actress aka Tia Carrere
- Altheia Jones-LeCointe, Trinidadian physician and research scientist, leader of the British Black Panther Movement
See also
- Cyclone Althea (1971)
- Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate, a birth control pill with brand name Althea
- Althea, a song on the Grateful Dead studio album Go to Heaven
- Althaea officinalis, a perennial species indigenous to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant
Notes
- ^ Milton, John, Homer Baxter Sprague, ed. "Milton's Lycidas" in Paradise Lost, Books I and II. Boston: Ginn & Co. 1886. Google Books