Delia
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| Delia | |
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| Pronunciation | deal uh |
| Gender | Female |
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| Word/Name | English Latin |
| Meaning | of delos (greek) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Cordelia Adelia |
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Delia or Deelia or Delyais is a female given name of English, Italian, Spanish, Greek and Romanian origin. It means "person from Delos" and is also an epithet of Greek moon goddess Artemis.
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[edit] Meaning and origin
Delia is of Greek origin and its meaning is "from Delos." The island of Delos was Artemis's birthplace. Delia is a very popular female first name and very popular surname (source; 1990 U.S. Census).
[edit] People
- Delia, a short form of Adelia
- Delia, a short form of Cordelia
- DeLía, German pop singer
- Delia Derbyshire, British composer
- Delia Ephron, writer
- Delia Florea, a Romanian dancer from TV satire show Cronica Cârcotaşilor
- Delia Gonzalez, American boxer
- Delia Green, reported inspiration for the title character of several traditional American blues songs
- Delia Matache, Romanian pop singer
- Delia Pacheco, German born Baroness, an artist and more notably being the Girl on the Sun-Maid Raisin box since 1970
- Delia Parodi, Argentine politician
- Delia Paramitha, Indonesian dangdut singer and actress
- Delia Septianti, Indonesian singer, actress, and news presenter
- Delia Smith, English cookery writer, responsible for the "Delia effect"
- Delia Safonts, Cuban designer
[edit] Entertainment
- Delia Brown, a character played by Vivien Cardone on the TV show Everwood
- Delia Banks, a character played by Camryn Manheim on the TV show Ghost Whisperer
[edit] Places
- Canada
- Delia, Alberta, a village in Starland County
- Italy
- Delia, Sicily, a comune in the Province of Caltanissetta
- United States
- Delia, Kansas, a city in Jackson County
[edit] Other uses
- 395 Delia, an asteroid
- Delia (clothing), a historical item of apparel of Polish nobility
- Delia (crater), a minor crater on the moon
- Delia (festival), an ancient Greek festival
- Delia (genus), a genus of flies
- Delia's, a clothing manufacturer and catalogue
- The Delia Group of Schools, an education organisation in Hong Kong
- Delia (song) a traditional American folk/blues song
[edit] See also
- Delias, butterfly genus
- Delian League
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