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Anthea

American  
[an-thee-uh] / ænˈθi ə /

noun

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


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The day Erin and Anthea King arrived, each with a teen daughter, they rented a car together and couldn’t find their way to the villa.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

That’s the pretense that brought Anthea Hartig, an historian and the director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, before a House committee on Tuesday.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

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

"Don't speak again, there's a dear," said Anthea; "you wouldn't like to interfere with your own temple, would you?"

From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various

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