Anathea
/əˈnæθiə/noun
A rare feminine given name generally treated as a variant of Anthea.
Did you know?Anathea is commonly connected with Anthea, derived from Greek Antheia, an epithet associated with flowering and with Aphrodite in ancient Greek religious tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*andh-
“To bloom or blossom; the reconstructed root behind later Greek flower vocabulary.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄνθος (anthos)
“A flower or blossom.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἀνθεία (Antheia)
“The flowering one; a feminine name or epithet formed from anthos.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἄνθεια (Antheia)
“An epithet associated with flowering and used in connection with Aphrodite in some religious contexts.”
Modern naming tradition
English
Anthea
“An English given name inherited from the Greek form.”
Modern English
English
Anathea
“A rare variant spelling or elaborated form of Anthea.”
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