My first name is also Letha. It is my mother's also (86 yrs old) who was named after one of her father's old girlfriends. I passed it to my daughter, who also named her daughter Letha for a middle name instead. I also did not care for it much when I was young, but like my mother and daughter were called by our middle names. Though in school and business you usually get called by it. As some have said, it naturally ends up with some calling you Lethal teasingly, which my brothers and husband knew to be true if they aggravated me too much. Ha!
My mother's name was Letha but most of her friends called her Lee. I called her Mom. She was the best Mom in the world and I miss her dearly. The name meaning is strange to me because it means forgetful. My mother had the best memory in the world and had all her wits with her at her time of passing. I will never forget her either. The name to me, is beautiful.
My name is Letha Mitchell and I HATED my name growing up! Now that I’m an adult and the movie “Lethal Weapon” came out... I LOVE LOVE LOVE my name. It’s as unique & original as I am! It doesn’t bother me that people add the additional “L” because at times I can be Lethal with my attitude/mouth.
Named after my grandmother as well. She was Letha Pearl, I am Letha Jane. She went by Pearl but I go by Letha although some family members insist on calling me Janie. There has always been a fair amount of confusion with my name, but it has been a great conversation starter. Yes, just call me “lethal weapon”.
My name is also Letha and I am also named after my "grandmother". (She was more formal.) Since most people think "Lisa" when I say my name, I also say "think Lisa with a lisp." But, I really like saying "It's Lethal with one L."
It means:'Sweet oblivion'. Lethe was the river of forgetfulness in Greek mythology. So yeah, it means forgetfulness in a way. But not in a bad way. This is a very pretty name I think.
While I may not agree with the first part of your comment, I agree with the second: this name will attract unwanted L's like the strongest magnet that ever existed.