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Althea
Just wondering what people think of this name. It's one of my favorites lately! I love the Grateful Dead song by the same name. I also like that the meaning of it is "healer". And, I think the nicknames of "Thea", "Allie" or maybe even "Althie" (kinda like Alfie, lol), could be fun. It's different without being out there. Any thoughts or opinions would be helpful!
Possible combos I like are:
Althea Melody
Althea Emily
Althea Jennifer
Althea Bodhi
Althea DorothyThanks! Laura
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If it has meaning for you, both in relation to the Dead song and the origin of the name, go for it. I like it. I also like Alethea as another poster suggested. Similar sound, hasn't been suggested, much less modern (even though same origin), that I also like, is Agatha.I think a monosyllabic middle name will go better with it, also as another poster suggested.
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I think it's an interesting name without it being too out there. Love the nicknames you've suggested, particularly AlthieI think Althea Melody works best out of the lot, followed by Althea Emily

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I know someone who named a cat Althea. I thought that was cool. I saw this cat frequently, and so I said the name a lot. I found it not that easy to say, and it began to sound weird, to be honest. I think Athena is more personable. But, Althea is not bad. It's usable.I like Althea Jennifer. I would use nn Thea or Allie if I used a nick. Althie is too hard to say IMO.
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I prefer Athena, which is strangely what I always think of when I see this name. For me personally Athena has a much more appealing sound to it and you could still stretch it to the nickname Thea. I also love Allie as a nickname but there are plenty of names that I would use before Althea.It's the "AL" start that I find so unappealing, for some reason it doesn't flow off my tongue as well as other female "Al-" names such as Alexandra or Alya.
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I like Althea. You're right, it's different but not strange. However, another poster pointed out there are two pronunciations. Personally, I wouldn't use it for that reason.
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Althea is nice. I slightly prefer Anthea or even the similar Athena, but I'd dearly love to meet someone named Althea! I agree with you that Althea has nice nn options. BTW, Thea is one of my favorites (actually, Thea Madeleine).Re: your combos, the mns are all nice (well, except for Bodhi), but they contain a lot of syllables. If it were me, I'd use something shorter:Althea Claire
Althea Corinne
Althea Daphne
Althea Frances
Althea Helen
Althea Jane
Althea Joy
Althea Louise
Althea Madeleine (an exception here)
Althea Marielle (ditto)
Althea Mary
Althea Sophie
Althea ZoeI hope you get to use Althea. It's a lovely and unexpected name.
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Althea Melody is gorgeous. I had a brief love affair with the name. I think it's definitely a doable name, and so are all the nicknames you came up with. Althie is so cute!
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It's not bad, but I far prefer Alethea, which seems lighter and sweeter. Althea is a tad heavy.
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There was a woman at my church who got married the same day that dh and I did (grrr ... that's another story altogether, but I digress) and her name was Alethea Michelle but she went by Michelle. It's a shame because I agree with you that Alethea is much nicer -- it's soft in a good way and almost bouncy and joyful. It has a pleasant sound to it as well.ETA that Alethea can sound like Alicia with a lisp so perhaps that's why it was never more popular.

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Agreed
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I love Althea, though I prefer Anthea. Althea Jennifer is delightful.
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I love it. Althea is gorgeous. Thea and Allie are both cute nicknames. Of your combos, I like Althea Melody best.
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I like how it looks, the meaning, and that it's the genus of hollyhocks. But i don't like the AL-thee-a pronunciation. I like it pronounced al-THAY-a.Althea Dorothy is darling!
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