Thea (name)
The feminine given name of Greek Thea, Sanskrit Devi (देवी), is an alternate spelling of the Greek goddess Theia, the name literally means "gift of god". According to the Rigveda, Thea is the supreme being in the Shakta tradition of Hinduism; It's also used as short for Theodora, Dorothea, Theodosia, Timothea or Althea. It may refer to:
The name and its variants are now common worldwide, especially in regions where Indo-European languages are spoken, namely Europe, South Asia, North America.
People
- Thea Andrews, Canadian journalist
- Thea Astley, Australian writer
- Thea Beckman, Dutch writer
- Thea Bowman, American nun
- Thea Djordjadze, Georgian artist
- Thea Dorn, German writer
- Thea E. Smith, American writer
- Thea Einöder, German rower
- Thea Exley, Australian archivist and art historian
- Thea Flaum, American TV producer
- Thea Foss, American entrepreneur
- Thea Garrett, Maltese singer
- Thea Gill, Canadian actress
- Thea Gilmore, British singer-songwriter
- Thea Gregory, English actress
- Thea Halo, American writer
- Thea Hochleitner, Austrian alpine skier
- Thea Kano, American conductor
- Thea Kellner, Romanian fencer
- Thea King, British clarinettist
- Thea Elizabeth King, Bristol baby
- Thea Knutzen, Norwegian politician
- Thea Leitner, Austrian writer
- Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Norwegian actress
- Thea Muldoon, New Zealander first lady
- Thea Musgrave, Scottish composer
- Thea Porter (1927-2000), British fashion designer
- Thea Proctor, Australian artist
- Thea Rasche, German pilot
- Thea de Roos-van Rooden, Dutch historian and politician
- Thea Sharrock, English theatre director
- Thea Slatyer, Australian footballer
- Thea Stabell, Norwegian actress
- Thea Tewi (b.1915), German-born American sculptor and lingerie designer
- Thea Trinidad, American wrestler
- Thea Vidale, American comedian and actress
- Thea Van Seijen, Dutch singer
- Thea von Harbou, German filmmaker and actress
- Thea White, American voice actress
Fictional characters
- Thea Queen, an incarnation of the DC Comics' superheroine Speedy played by Willa Holland on the CW's 2012 television programme Arrow
- Thea is an alternate spelling of Theia, the greek goddess
- Thea Fenchel, the protagonist’s love interest in Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March
- Thea Stilton, the main protagonist in the Thea Stilton book series and one of the main protagonists in many of the Geronimo Stilton book series. She is Geronimo Stilton's younger sister and a special correspondent for The Rodent's Gazette.
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