Name: Anthea
Gender: Female
Usage: Anthea is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Anthea are in general originating from Greece, India, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Anthea across the world, see Antheia, Anthéa.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Anthea is: Flowery, Flowerlike.
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Numerology of the first name Anthea: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Anthea is ranked on the 4,194th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 77000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Anthea has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Anthea (Greek: Ἄνθεια), "blossom" in Greek, was an epithet of the Classical Greek goddess Hera, and is used as a female given name in English. It may refer to:
- Anthea Askey (1933–1999), English actress who was a popular television actress of the 1950s
- Anthea Bell OBE (born 1936), British translator who has translated numerous literary works
- Anthea Benton, British television commercial and music video director, best known for her adverts for Stella Artois and Levi's
- Anthea Fraser (born 1930), novelist
- Anthea Millett, Chairman of the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority from 2002 to 2006
- Anthea Phillipps B.Sc. (born 1956), British botanist
- Anthea Redfern (born 1953), former British television hostess, assistant to her husband Bruce Forsyth
- Anthea Stewart (born 1944), former field hockey player from Zimbabwe
- Anthea Sylbert (born 1939), American costume designer
- Anthea Turner (born 1960), English television presenter and media personality
Latinized spelling of Greek Antheia, a personal name derived from the feminine of the adjective antheios flowery. This was used in the classical period as a byname of the goddess Hera at Argos, but as a modern given name it was reinvented in the 17th century by English pastoral poets such as Robert Herrick.
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