# Dea

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For acronym, see [DEA (disambiguation)](/source/DEA_(disambiguation)).

**Dea** is the Latin word for "[goddess](/source/Goddess)" and may refer to:

## Goddesses in Roman antiquity

- [Bona Dea](/source/Bona_Dea), a (mostly) exclusively women's goddess introduced from Magna Graeca
- [Dea Dia](/source/Dea_Dia), goddess of growth in Roman mythology
- [Nenia Dea](/source/Nenia_Dea), goddess of funerals in Roman mythology
- [Dea Matrona](/source/Dea_Matrona) or "Divine mother goddess", goddess of the river Marne in Gaul
- [Dea Sequana](/source/Dea_Sequana), goddess of the river Seine in Gallo-Roman religion
- Dea Syria or [Atargatis](/source/Atargatis), "Goddess of Syria"
- [Dea Tacita](/source/Dea_Tacita), or "Silent goddess", goddess of the dead in Roman mythology

## People

### Given name

- [Dea Birkett](/source/Dea_Birkett) (born 1958), British writer
- [Dea Ecker](/source/Dea_Ecker), German architect
- [Dea Herdželaš](/source/Dea_Herd%C5%BEela%C5%A1) (born 1996), Bosnian tennis player
- [Dea Klein-Šumanovac](/source/Dea_Klein-%C5%A0umanovac) (born 1981), Croatian basketball player
- [Dea Kulumbegashvili](/source/Dea_Kulumbegashvili), Georgian film director and writer
- [Dea Loher](/source/Dea_Loher) (born 1964), pseudonym of German writer Andrea Beate Loher
- [Dea Norberg](/source/Dea_Norberg) (born 1974), Swedish singer
- [Dea Rizkita](/source/Dea_Rizkita) (born 1993), Miss Grand Indonesia 2017; see [Puteri Indonesia 2017](/source/Puteri_Indonesia_2017)
- [Dea Trier Mørch](/source/Dea_Trier_M%C3%B8rch) (1941–2001), Danish writer
- [N'Dea Davenport](/source/N'Dea_Davenport) (born 1966), American singer
- [N'dea Jones](/source/N'dea_Jones) (born 1999), American basketball player

### Second given name

- [Alma Dea Morani](/source/Alma_Dea_Morani) (1907–2001), American plastic surgeon
- [Maretha Dea Giovani](/source/Maretha_Dea_Giovani) (born 1994), Indonesian badminton player

### Surname

- [Alex Dea](/source/Alex_Dea), American composer
- [Billy Dea](/source/Billy_Dea) (born 1933), Canadian ice hockey centre and head coach
- [Gloria Dea](/source/Gloria_Dea) (1922–2023), American actress, magician, and businesswoman
- [Matt Dea](/source/Matt_Dea) (born 1991), Australian football player
- [Jean-Sébastien Dea](/source/Jean-S%C3%A9bastien_Dea) (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Marie Déa](/source/Marie_D%C3%A9a) (1912–1992), pseudonym of French actress Odette Alice Marie Deupès
- [Tommy Dea](/source/Tommy_Dea) (1908–1986), Australian rules footballer

## Other uses

- A character in the 1869 novel *[The Man Who Laughs](/source/The_Man_Who_Laughs)* by Victor Hugo
- A dialect of the Managalasi or [Ese language](/source/Ese_language)
- An alternative name for the [Zimakani language](/source/Zimakani_language)
- La Dea, a nickname of the Italian football club [Atalanta B.C.](/source/Atalanta_B.C.)
- Dea., an archaic abbreviation for [Deacon](/source/Deacon)

## See also

- [DEA (disambiguation)](/source/DEA_(disambiguation))
- [O'Dea](/source/O'Dea), Irish surname
- [Deas (disambiguation)](/source/Deas_(disambiguation))
- [Dease (disambiguation)](/source/Dease_(disambiguation))

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