Dalia

Meaning of Dalia

Dalia—pronounced DAH-lee-uh—unfurls like a sun-kissed vine along an old Italian stone wall, at once rooted in ancient Hebrew, where it means “branch” or “gentle bough,” and yet blossoming in the popular imagination beside the opulent dahlia flower that paints late-summer gardens in velvet crimsons and buttery creams. She carries, too, the whisper of the Lithuanian folklore goddess who guards abundance and fate, giving the name a quiet power beneath its softness. One can almost see her strolling through a Tuscan mercato, skirt brushing baskets of figs, offering a wink that says life is sweetest when shared; and perhaps that is why, decade after decade, American parents—steady as olive trees lining a hillside—have kept Dalia in their orchard of favorites, letting her ranking rise and dip like gentle coastal waves but never quite disappear. In the melody of everyday speech, Dalia sings with an easy, lilting grace, a choice for parents who crave a name that is both familiar and intriguingly far-traveled, as lyrical at bedtime as it is on a résumé.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as DAH-lee-uh (/ˈdɑliə/)

Hebrew

• Pronunced as DAH-lee-yah (/da.li.ˈja/)

• Amalia
• Malia
• Talia
• Delia
• Dahlia
• Natalia
• Lilia