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Where does “Thea” come from?

Thea is a shortened form of English Dorothea, which derives from Greek Dōróthea, a feminine name meaning "gift of God" from dōron "gift" and thea "God."

Ancestry of “Thea”, step by step

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1Ancient Greekθεάgoddess; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...

Words derived from “Thea”

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