Althea

  • Girl
  • 6 letters
Greek Wholesome, from the verb meaning 'to heal'. Althaia was the Greek name for the marshmallow plant which was believed to have healing powers. Made popular by 17th Century Richard Lovelace's poem 'To Althea, from Prison''Pure; Wholesome.

Althea is a girl’s name of Greek origin. Meaning in Greek: Wholesome, from the verb meaning ‘to heal’. Althaia was the Greek name for the marshmallow plant which was believed to have healing powers. Made popular by 17th Century Richard Lovelace’s poem ‘To Althea, from Prison”Pure; Wholesome. The name has 6 letters.

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