Dea is the Latin word for "goddess" and may refer to: Goddesses in Roman antiquity Bona Dea, a (mostly) exclusively women's goddess introduced from Magna Graeca Dea Dia, goddess of growth in Roman mythology Nenia Dea, goddess of funerals in Roman mythology Dea Matrona or "Divine mother goddess", goddess of the river Marne in Gaul Dea Sequana, goddess of the river Seine in Gallo-Roman religion Dea Syria or Atargatis, "Goddess of Syria" Dea Tacita, or "Silent goddess", goddess of the dead in Roman mythology People Given name Dea Birkett (born 1958), British writer Dea Ecker, German architect Dea Herdželaš (born 1996), Bosnian tennis player Dea Klein-Šumanovac (born 1981), Croatian basketball player Dea Kulumbegashvili, Georgian film director and writer Dea Loher (born 1964), pseudonym of German writer Andrea Beate Loher Dea Norberg (born 1974), Swedish singer (born 1993), Miss Grand Indonesia 2017; see Puteri Indonesia 2017 Dea Trier Mørch (1941–2001), Danish writer N'Dea Davenport (born 1966), American singer N'dea Jones (born 1999), American basketball player Second given name Alma Dea Morani (1907–2001), American plastic surgeon Maretha Dea Giovani (born 1994), Indonesian badminton player Surname Alex Dea, American composer Billy Dea (born 1933), Canadian ice hockey centre and head coach Gloria Dea (born 1922), American actress, magician, and businesswoman Matt Dea (born 1991), Australian football player Jean-Sébastien Dea (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player Kim Dea-jung (born 1970), South Korean sledge hockey player Marie Déa (1912–1992), pseudonym of French actress Odette Alice Marie Deupès Tommy Dea (1908–1986), Australian rules footballer Other uses A character in the 1869 novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo A dialect of the Managalasi or Ese language An alternative name for the Zimakani language La Dea, a nickname of the Italian football club Atalanta B.C. See also DEA (disambiguation) O'Dea, Irish surname Deas (disambiguation) Dease (disambiguation) Feminine given names