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How to Pronounce Aleatha

Pronounced uh-LEE-thuh /əˈliːθə/Medium

Meaning: Aleatha is a respelling of Alethea, from the Greek aletheia, 'truth.' A virtue name in the Puritan-influenced tradition, it reads as a softened, American form of the classical original.Low

In 30 seconds: Aleatha is a variant of Alethea, from the Greek word for 'truth' (said uh-LEE-thuh). It stayed rare across the twentieth century.

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Origin MediumGreek, English

MeaningAleatha is a respelling of Alethea, from the Greek aletheia, 'truth.' A virtue name in the Puritan-influenced tradition, it reads as a softened, American form of the classical original.

U.S. rank (1992)#11780 ↘ Falling

1992 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1964

Total births (all-time)≈ 790

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Aleatha is a spelling variant of Alethea, whose Greek root aletheia means 'truth.' Truth-and-virtue names of this kind entered English through Puritan taste and lingered in American use. It appears in United States records from around 1904 and, unusually for its cohort, peaks later, about 1964. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its height.

With records running into the early nineteen-nineties, Aleatha spans a grandmother-to-mother range and has not broadly revived, though its meaning keeps it appealing. Its gentle three-beat sound sits beside Alethea, Letha and Dorothea for a parent drawn to a soft name that plainly means 'truth.'

Did you know? Aleatha's root, the Greek aletheia, is the very word philosophers use for 'truth' — Alethea was even personified as a goddess of truth.

Overall data confidence 55%

References - Aleatha — Variant of Alethea; Greek aletheia 'truth'

Variations

AletheaAlethaAleethia

Nicknames

LeeThea

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Alethea— the standard form of the same 'truth' name

Aletha— a like short variant of the parent

Letha— shares the soft '-tha' sound

Dorothea— a same-era Greek virtue-style name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Aleatha mean?

It is a variant of Alethea, from the Greek aletheia, meaning 'truth.'

How do you pronounce Aleatha?

It's said uh-LEE-thuh /əˈliːθə/, 3 syllables.

Is Aleatha a boy or girl name?

Aleatha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Aleatha?

It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-sixties.