Arethusa
ah-REH-thoo-sah
Greek
"quick water"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Arethusa Origin and Meaning
Variation of Aretha
The name Arethusa in Pop Culture
- Arethusadaughter of the king in Beaumont and Fletcher's play Philaster (1611)
- ArethusaLaura and Kitty ("Beauty; Sentiment and Comedy"), Harold Skimpole's daughters in Bleak House (1853) by Charles Dickens
- Arethusa by Percy Bysshe Shelleyquoted by Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) as her favourite poem in Roman Holiday (1953)
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