Dahlia Origin and Meaning

The name Dahlia is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "Dahl's flower".

Dahlia Origin and Meaning:

The name Dahlia is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "Dahl's flower".

One of the flower names, used occasionally in Britain (where it's pronounced DAY-lee-a). It seems to have recovered from what was perceived as a slightly affected la-di-dah air. The flower was named in honor of the pioneering Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl, which means dale.

In the Victorian language of flowers, Dahlia denotes elegance and dignity.

In P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, Dahlia is Bertie Wooster's more sympathetic aunt, described as being constructed along the lines of Mae West. Reporter Dahlia Lithwick covers legal matters for the online magazine Slate.

Dalia is a common feminine name in Arabic (Arabic: داليا) and Hebrew (Hebrew: דַּלְיָה). The name in Arabic stems from the word for grape vine and in Hebrew from word for [tip of a ] branch, especially that of a grapevine or an olive tree. There are several biblical and Talmudic references. However, confusion arose among Hebrew speakers Dalia is not a similar meaning with the name of the flower Dahlia, named in honor of Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist, by Spanish naturalist Antonio José de Cavanilles, director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid of 18th century. Dahlia is a native flower of Mexico and the national flower of the country. However in Mexico, it is spelled as "Dalia" another derivative of its official name which is commonly used and popular in Spanish speaking countries.

Dalia without "H" is a popular feminine name in Lithuania, meaning 'destiny' or 'fate' and derived from Lithuanian pagan traditions. Dalia (mythology) is also said to mean "a strong branch."

Notable people with the name include:

Dalia Contreras (born 1983), Venezuelan taekwando practitioner

Dalia Dorner (born 1934), former Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel

Dalia El Behery (born 1970), Egyptian actress, model, TV presenter, and Miss Egypt 1990

Dalia Grybauskaitė (born 1956), politician and current President of Lithuania

Dalia Hertz, Israeli poet

Dalia Itzik (born 1952), Israeli politician

Dalia Leinartė (born 1958), Lithuanian member and former Chair of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Dale Messick (1906-2005), born Dalia Messick, creator of the comic strip Brenda Starr

Dalia Mogahed (born 1974), American Muslim scholar and adviser to President Barack Obama

Dalia Rabin-Pelossof (born 1950), Israeli politician