Alethea?

[abbie777]

What do you think?
Pronounced A-lay-thea

I worked with one years ago. Hated her name apparently.. Used Lea.
Had a dd...
Guess what she called her?!
Not my cup of tea...
We had Athena on our list.

I prefer Aletheia (aleetheea) or Althea but your version is fine, it's a classic, underused name.

The one I know in RL pronounces it A-lee-thee-a and I think that's a lovely name

It makes me think of the alethiometer from His Dark Materials.
That may or may not be an issue.

It sounds to me like someone with a lisp trying to say Alicia.

I would thin it should be pronounced A-lee-thee-a

Not a fan personally

Its horrible i think, very try hard. But each to their own.

Well I LOVE it! It means truth. I know one who goes by Thea, also a lovely name

Lovely name, OP. I would pronounce it A-Lee-Thea though

Are you a Ship of Magic fan by any chance?

Not keen, I think it's a bit 'clunky' to pronounce. I prefer Althea or just Thea. Love Athena.

Really dislike it. Overly fussy, too many syllables, really clunky... and still manages to be utterly boring. In the same stable as Anthea or Anita.

@IsolaPribby

It makes me think of the alethiometer from His Dark Materials. That may or may not be an issue.

It means "truth" in Greek, which is why Pullman named the instrument that way.

Beautiful, substantial girl's name.

I've only heard it pronounced Ah - lee - thee - ah . It's a beautiful name though with a lovely meaning.

It's lovely.

You could use the Alathea spelling.

I’d pronounce it a-lee-thee-a but it’s nice.

It's Greek and pronounced A-Lee-this and spelled Alethia

Changing the spelling and pronunciation just creates unnecessary and tedious explanation

No..

I like it pronounced Al-ee-thee-ah.

I think it's a bit of a nightmare to say and spell and she wouldn't thank you so I'd think of something else. There are lots of nice long girls names with nice meanings etc.

Where on earth do you people get these names from? It is AWFUL. Find something normal - poor child being saddled with a stupid name.

I know one in real life pronounced a-lee-thea
She goes by Leafy

It's an old name - I'm 66 and there was a girl in my class called Alethea, pronounced a-lee-thee-a.