Althea is an English female personal name, originally a variation of the Greek name Althaea.Origin: GreekMeaning: healer, wholesomePronunciation: stress on the first syllable (British) or second syllable (American) as a personal nameAccording to The Oxford English Dictionary:"Bot. althaea, a marsh mallow, f. [the Greek to heal.] A genus of the plants of which the Marsh Mallow and Hollyhock are species; by florists often extend