Anthea

American  

[an-thee-uh] / ænˈθi ə /

noun

1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”

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Example Sentences

Adichie's sister-in-law, Dr Anthea Esege Nwandu, a physician and professor with decades of experience, said she had been told the boy had been administered an overdose of propofol, to sedate him to conduct MRI tests.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

“I myself favor the exchanges with living artists such as the ‘show on a wall’ kit with Anthea Hamilton.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

SYDNEY—After Anthea Dare’s daughter started seventh grade in an Australian school earlier this year, she would ask every day to get her own phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2024

“We are aware there is a painful history,” Anthea Peers, president of Christie’s Europe, Middle East and Africa, told The New York Times in April.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Then, though it seemed to come about naturally without anybody's contrivance, Austerly and his daughter joined Jordan, and for a few minutes Anthea and Jimmy were left alone.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold