🔥Alethea

Greek

"truth"

Alethea Origin and Meaning

The name Alethea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "truth".

Alethea, the name of the Greek goddess of truth, came into fashion in England in the 16th century, in tandem with the virtue names. Alethea may find new favor now as one of the goddess names stylish for baby girls.

Alethea Rank in US Top 1000

# 716 in the US

Alethea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1022 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alethea

• 1022 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Alethea

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alethea.

• Cerelia
• Anthea
• Oriana
• Theia
• Morrigan
• Nerissa
• Cyra
• Seraphine
• Idalia
• Freyja
• Astoria
• Aeliana
• Elysia
• Ianthe
• Ceridwen
• Melisande
• Astraea
• Ravenna
• Yvaine
• Eowyn

Famous People Named Alethea

• Alethea Howard Countess of Arundel
• Alethea Catharine Hayter English journalist and author
• Alethea Kontis American children's author
• Alethea Blow Charlton English actress
• Alethea Ada McGrath Australian actress
• Margaret Alethea Gyles birth name of Althea Gyles, Irish poet

The name Alethea in Pop Culture

• Alethea Hunt character in David Ireland's absurdist novel "A Woman of the Future" (1979)
• Sophia Alethea Hobson Col. Thomas Newcome's second wife in "The Newcomes" (1853,5) by William Makepeace Thackeray