Theia
Theia is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Goddess; divine.
What Theia means
Goddess; divine.
Theia sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Theia comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Theia is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Theia?
Theia does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Theia
Theia sits in our the stars and sky group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Celestial
Names like Theia
These share Theia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Astra — Of the stars.
- Cosima — Order; beauty; the universe.
- Delia — Of Delos; the moon goddess.
- Hesper — The evening star.
- Lyra — Lyre; harp.
- Nyx — Night; goddess of night.
- Selene — Goddess of the moon.
- Orion — The hunter; a brilliant constellation.
- Phoenix — Deep red; the immortal reborn bird.
- Castor — The shining one; a bright star.
- Cosmo — Order; the universe.
- Cosmos — Harmony; the cosmos flower.