Alethea

I personally like this name! If you want to use nicknames, I can see Allie/Ally & Thea being used. I picture a young woman with an almost innocent air of honesty, presenting information as she sees it & firmly refusing to deviate from that.

I am called Alethia, and that's another name for Althea if you want to use a simpler version of it.

Absolutely gorgeous. Alethea is beautiful name because it's very unique and an alternative of Althea ❤️❤️.

Ugh, another creative name. Just use Althea.

I love it! It's very Greek, and a nice alternative to Athena, though I love that one more. Ale is a good nickname. So is Thea/Theia or Theo. I actually prefer the spelling Aletheia, though.

My first name is Alethea pronounced uh LEE thee uh. I was born in July 1974 and was named by my father after he heard the name used in one episode of the TV series Kung Fu (a previous commenter has described this episode). He had to research the meaning of the name in an encyclopedia and, upon discovering that it is the Greek word for truth, he decided this would be my name.

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Interestingly, though I have traveled all over the world, I have only personally met a handful of people with the name Alethea spelled and pronounced the same way. I encountered the first one on an airplane back in 1999 (it was a family name). I met the first Alethea who had the name for the exact same reason I do (her parents watched the TV show) in Portland, Ore. In July 2015 at a beer festival. She is about the same age as I am. Strangely enough, the second (and only other) Alethea I've met who has the name for the same reason and is the same age ALSO lives in Portland, Ore.!

Strong, independent, intelligent, classy and shamelessly feminine but not too frilly! I love this name!

I knew someone who bore this name, which is why, for me, this beautiful name will always bring to mind a strong spirit who's not afraid to be frank, yet always aims to "speak the truth in love" (Ephesians 4:15) -- where "love" refers to "agapê", or universal love for others.

It does sound pretty, but I prefer Althea.

Sounds like somebody with a lisp trying to say Alicia. It's annoying, I dislike it.

Very classic. And I love that the name was coined in the 1600s--it sounds like something Shakespeare would've used.

I find this name rather complicated, but pretty nonetheless.

Very pretty name, though I could see how others may mistake it for you saying "Alicia" with a speech impediment. But I like this name. Plus, there are many different ways you could choose to say it, so you can be rather unique with it!

I think Alethea is a beautiful name, but I know an Alethea and a lot of people mishear it as "Alicia".