Saturday, September 25, 2010

Alethea

Alethea (ah-LEE-thee-uh; ah-leh-THEE-uh)
Origin: English--"Truth"
Syllables: 4
Style: English, Lacy and Lissome, Exotic Traditional
Popularity: Rare
Variants: Alathea, Aletheia
Sisters: Araminta, Amabel, Imogene, Liviana, Ventia
Brothers: Auberon, Carleton, Piers, Pelham, Tarquin

* The closest match for Alethea isn't another name, it's a word: ethereal. This name isn't a flight of fancy, though. It's an old, aristocratic English name from the days when learned folk would coin romantic girls' names from Greek and Latin roots. (Aletheia is Greek for "Truth"). The passage of centuries has only burnished that romantic glow.

Middle Name Pick: Alethea Abigail

Urban Dictionary: Description: Mysterious, Quiet, Virtues: Acceptance, Commitment, Discipline, Foresight, Honesty, Honour, Hospitality, Humility, Independence, Integrity, Intuition Morality, Modesty, Obedience, Patience, Respectfulness, Responsibility, Trustfulness, Truthfulness

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