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Rhea

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Earth

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Records indicate that at least 8,025 girls have been named Rhea since 1880 in the United States.

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User Comments about the name Rhea


Comment left Nov 12, 2009: "my name is Rhea pronounced Raya most people call me Reau" (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Jul 23, 2009: "my name is rhea and my baby niece has just been called pheobe grace rhea i cried when my brother told me so we have kinda a new little rhea and yeah i spose this name is awsomee i used to hate ecause everyone pronounced it wrong but not i like that im an individual because of my name x" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jul 21, 2009: "My middle name is Rhea...pronounced RAY... It was also my father's middle name. Anthony Rhea and Phillip Rhea." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jul 01, 2009: "My baby girl's middle name is Rhea. I named her after her father "RAYMOND". I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S SO DIFFERENT. A FEW PEOPLE DO PRONOUNCE IT AS REE'YA AND SOME AS RAY." (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Jun 01, 2009: "My name is Rhea and it is pronounced RAY-ah (just like the male version Ray but with the ah at the end). I went to school with another Rhea and she pronounced her name Ray. Many, Many people mispronounce my name...most commonly i get Ree-ah, which I do not like as much as Raya. I wish my name was spelled Raya to eliminate all the confusion. I do get tons of compliments on my name though and I do love it." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left May 30, 2009: "My names is also Rhea... pronounced Ree-ya like MaRIA.. i love my name and many people mispronounce it with RAY-a. Which isnt as pretty :)" (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left May 01, 2009: "my middle name is RHEA but i pronounce it as RAY, not ree-ya, or reya" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Dec 15, 2008: "my name is rhea, prounounce ree-ya.... i like that name and most of my coleages like it cause its different . they sometimes pronounce it as reya...." (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Jul 17, 2008: "when you guys say it's pronounced as 'Raya' - is that the same way as the pronounciation of 'Ray' in the name RAYmond? or is it like the 'RA' in the Ralph?" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jun 17, 2008: "i love the name rhea but i think that it should be pronounced RAY - UH. it is such a beautiful name. that is the name of the mother of zues and the wife of cronos (in greek mythology)" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left May 06, 2008: "My Daughter's name is Raya I love it, it is unique but not confusing to spell or pronounce. In the UK Rhea (pronounced Ree-ya) is quite a common name, and people don't ever seem to get mixed up between Raya and Rhea at all?" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Apr 26, 2008: "My name is Rhea and i live in the United Arab Emirates. The arabic way to pronounce my name is Reya, the American way is either Reeya or Ray. It's a beautiful and very common name. there is an R&B singer called Rhea too! The name Rhea comes from the name Rihanna." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Apr 24, 2008: "We nammed our beautiful baby gal Rhea, pronounced ray-a. We think it is the most lovely and unique name" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Mar 24, 2008: "We have a baby girl named Raya Brees and I love it. We do have to spell it out for everybody but then they love the name too." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Mar 17, 2008: "We named our daughter Rhıa simply coz we loved it...after the greek goddess. We pronounce it at Ray-ah, but most people make a mistake calling her Ree-ah at first...but she is quick to point it out & correct them!!!" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Mar 11, 2008: "I wish my parents called me Rhea :( Life would be easier to take. Its such a pretty name. Barb. x" (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Nov 12, 2007: "My name is Rhea pronounced RAY-YA but i often get Ree-ah....i'm named after my father Raymond. I like it because not many people have my name....there is a girl at school with my name pronounced the same way but spelled differently." (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Nov 11, 2007: "yehh im another rhea(rhei-ya)..very used to people callin me ree-ya,i hate it tho! iv met a few rheas but still think the name's pretty rare!! im asian btw!hahaha XP" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Sep 11, 2007: "I named my daughet Rhea thinking that it has to be pronounced as Rhay- ya" (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Sep 09, 2007: "People often mispronounce it and call me "Reya" instead of Ree-ya. I do mind and sometimes I find myself explaining to them its origin and how it's prounounced in the dictionary. But for some acquaintances and not so close friends, I just keep quiet and hope they'd be smart enough to know how it should be pronounced..." (Report as inappropriate)



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