68%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Ἀρέθουσα(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History From Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Arethousa) meaning "quick water", which is possibly derived from ἄρδω (ardo) meaning "water" and θοός (thoos) meaning "quick, nimble". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who was transformed into a fountain. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantArethousa People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange complex serious Categories asteroids, Charles Dickens characters, Greek mythology, Latinizations, nymphs, quickness, uncertain etymology, water, wet