Letha

Meaning of Letha

Letha, pronounced LEE-thuh (/ˈliːθə/), is a unisex given name within the Anglo-American onomastic tradition, its lexical provenance anchored in the ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē), ‘forgetfulness’, and thus entwined with the mythic imagery of the underworld river that engenders oblivion; this classical inheritance, adopted sporadically in Victorian literary circles and sustained through intermittent twentieth-century birth registers, imparts an aura of analytical depth and understated distinction. Its phonetic construction, comprising a liquid onset and a soft terminal vowel, lends the name a technical clarity in both British and American contexts, aligning with contemporary preferences for precision and unadorned elegance. Although some scholars posit an ancillary derivation from Aletha, itself drawn from ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia), ‘truth’, this etymology remains subsidiary to the primary theme of memory and erasure that defines Letha’s enduring onomastic character.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as LEE-thuh (/ˈliːθə/)

• Leta
• Lethia
• Leatha
• Lethie
• Lethy