Thea is a feminine given name, an alternate spelling of the Greek goddess Theia. The name may also be a short form of Theodora, Dorothea, Theodosia, Athena, Althea, or Cynthia. Notable people with the name include: People Thea Andrews, Canadian journalist Thea Astley (1925-2004), Australian writer Thea Beckman (1923-2004), Dutch writer Thea Bowman (1937-1990), American nun Thea Dorn, German writer Thea E. Smith, American writer Thea Einöder, German rower Thea Exley (1923-2007), Australian archivist and art historian Thea Flaum, American TV producer Thea Foss (1857-1927), American entrepreneur Thea Garrett, Maltese singer Thea Gill, Canadian actress Thea Gilmore, British singer-songwriter Thea Gregory, English actress Thea Halo, American writer Thea Hochleitner (1925-2012), Austrian alpine skier Thea Kano, American conductor Thea Kellner, Romanian fencer Thea King (1925-2007), British clarinettist Thea Knutzen (1930-2016), Norwegian politician Tea Jorjadze or Thea Djordjadze, Georgian artist Thea Leitner (1921-2016), Austrian writer Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Norwegian actress Thea Muldoon (1927-2015), New Zealander first lady Thea Musgrave, Scottish composer Thea Porter (1927-2000), British fashion designer Thea Proctor (1879-1966), Australian artist Thea Rasche (1899-1971), German pilot Thea de Roos-van Rooden, Dutch historian and politician Thea Sharrock, English theatre director Thea Slatyer, Australian footballer Thea Stabell, Norwegian actress Thea Tewi (1902-1999), German-born American sculptor and lingerie designer Thea Trinidad, American wrestler Thea Vidale, American comedian and actress Thea Van Seijen, Dutch singer Thea von Harbou (1888-1954), German filmmaker and actress Thea White (1940-2021), American voice actress Fictional characters Thea Fenchel, the protagonist's love interest in Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March Thea Queen, an incarnation of the DC Comics' superheroine Speedy played by Willa Holland on the CW's 2012 television programme Arrow Thea Stilton, the main protagonist in the Thea Stilton book franchise and one of the main protagonists in the Geronimo Stilton book franchise Thea the Thursday Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic book franchise Cognates Tea (given name) Thea (disambiguation) Theo Feminine given names Theophoric names