Anthea
an-THEE-ah
Greek
"flowery"Share
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
Anthea Origin and Meaning
The name Anthea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "flowery".
This unjustly neglected floral name has a BBC accent and a Greek mythological heritage: Anthea is an epithet of Hera, the Greek queen of the gods, and her name has been used as poetic symbol of spring.
Anthea Disney is a high-powered business executive and distant relative of Walt.
So if you want to go even beyond Azalea and Anemone, you might consider Anthea.
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Famous People Named Anthea
- Anthea BellEnglish literary translator
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- Anthea Shirley AskeyEnglish actress
- Anthea CrawfordAustralian fashion designer
- Anthea Bernice RedfernEnglish television presenter
- Anthea Millicent TurnerEnglish television presenter
- Anthea Elizabeth Joy McIntyreEnglish MEP
- Anthea Dorine StewartZimbabwean Olympic field hockey player
- Anthea SylbertAmerican costume designer
- Anthea BentonBritish TV and music video director
Anthea in Pop Culture
- AntheaGreek goddess of flowers, flowery wreaths and marshes; attendant of Aphrodite
- Anthea "Anthy" character in anime Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Anthea Stonemmother of Tony and Effy on the British TV series "Skins"
- Antheaalias of a character on TV's "Sherlock"
- "To AntheaWho May Command Him Anything," poem by Robert Herrick
- Antheaminor character in video game Pokemon Black & White
- Antheacharacter in classic novel Five Children and It
- AntheaEmma's aunt in H2O: Just Add Water