Name Help- Althea?

I’m starting a new story and right in the middle of beginning to write, I realized that I don’t have a name for my main character. Usually that happens first and now I’m stuck.

The character in question is a superhero whose power revolves around healing others by using her own energy (and later she figures out that she can use other people’s energy to heal as well). She works with a superhero team and she mostly stays in the background and patches up victims and her team afterwards.

The two names I found were Asa & Althea- I much prefer Althea but it feels a little too feminine for this character, if you know what I mean?

Any suggestions would be helpful, thank you!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! Would you be willing to consider this character being named [name_f]Althea[/name_f], but more often going by [name_f]Thea[/name_f], instead? It’s less feminine than [name_f]Althea[/name_f].

Summary

From NB: It is also the Anglicized spelling of [name_f]Theia[/name_f], the [name_m]Titan[/name_m] of sight, goddess of light, and mother of the moon.

I tried looking up some of the names that mean healing/healer, but most of them are on the same level of femininity as [name_f]Althea[/name_f]. Maybe consider some mythological/nature-related names remotely related to healing? Here are some ideas:

[name_f]Isis[/name_f] - Egyptian goddess of healing and magic
Vida/Zoya - name meaning ‘life’ (other names that mean life: [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Zoey[/name_f], Vivian)
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] - herb with healing properties (you can also check out other plants with healing: [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_u]Clove[/name_u], and others)

Summary

From Google: Dried sage is burned as a way to heal, protect, increase wisdom, and boost defense against disease

If any names you find aren’t enough, maybe consider naming the character after a dominant trait of theirs? Like [name_u]Sage[/name_u] means wisdom, and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] means faith)

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] these help!

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The meaning of [name_f]Althea[/name_f] would be perfect for your character’s powers!

How about her name is [name_f]Althea[/name_f] but she insists on going by [name_m]Al[/name_m]?

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