Meaning: Its source is a Greek expression meaning "Flowing."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Greek and Spanish.

Compound Forms: Rheabecca and Rhealyn

Alternative Spellings: Rea, Reah, Rheà, Rhéa, Ria, Riah, Rya and Ryah

Popularity: The name Rhea ranked 960th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: In Greek mythology, Rhea was the sister and wife of Saturn, the Titan who ruled the earth at the beginning of time. Known as Ops to the Romans, she was also mother to the major Olympians: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter and Hestia.

A different mythological character, Rhea Silva, was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.