My name is Anthea, my whole life people have had the hardest time saying my name. It's literally An-The-A so for short everyone calls me Thea! Or Anna, I never find my name on anything cool on vacation, or anywhere ever. It's quite bumming, but I love my unique name and encourage others to name their baby girl Anthea too! Lol. Cause I bet you in the long run your daughter will appreciate the unique beauty in her name and love that you went out of your way to call her something a little different.
― Anonymous User 4/28/2022
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My name is Anthea, I've always thought it to be a horrible name but somehow it grew on me. People find my name hard to pronounce so they call me Thea or Annie for short. I was also told that my name means "lady of flowers", and I do see the beauty in everything. However, I have become fond of my name because I too thought it had originated from the Greek goddess "Athena".
Anthea is the subject of a beautiful love poem by Robert Herrick. Here is a link to the poem if anyone would like to read it: http://www.bartleby.com/101/266.html