Ailithia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ailithia

What is the meaning of the name Ailithia ?

The baby name Ailithia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ay-LEE-thee-uh (/eɪˈliːθiə/).

Ailithia is Greek in Origin.

Ailithia is a rare modern feminine name shaped by Greek roots. In English baby‑name use it reads chiefly as a creative spelling of Alethea/Alithea, from Greek alētheia meaning “truth” or “unconcealedness.” That virtue sense aligns it with names like Verity and Faith, and with Alethea’s documented use among 17th‑century English aristocrats and later Victorian revivals.

The form also visually echoes Ilithyia/Eileithyia, the ancient Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery, lending a secondary association with safe delivery and new life (the theonym is likely pre‑Greek in origin). Variants include Alethea, Alethia, Alithea/Alithia, Ailithea, and the mythic Eileithyia/Ilithyia; diminutives or nicknames include Thea, Ali, and Litha. Overall meaning: “truth,” with optional mythic overtones of birth‑bringing.

⚙ Ailithia doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.