Thea

Thea is pocket-sized Greek mythology, the name of the Titaness of light, mother of the sun, moon, and dawn. Often a short form of Theodora or Dorothea, both built on the Greek theos meaning god, it has quietly stepped out on its own as a complete name. Either one breath, THAY, or two, THAY-a, depending on the speaker's mood and country. The name has risen sharply in American and European charts in the 2020s, at home among Mia and Nora in the vowel-forward revival. It feels ancient and effortless at once, smooth as river stone. Thea suits a girl with curious eyes and a quiet self-assurance.