Talia (given name)
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Arabic, Assyrian, Hebrew, Greek |
Origin | |
Meaning | "dew of God", "lamb", "to bloom", "to recite" |
Region of origin | Mediterranean |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Taliah, Taaliah |
Talia (Hebrew: טליה "Dew of God") is a feminine given name. Alternative spellings include: Taliah, Taaliah, Talya, Tahlia or Taylia.
The name Talia bears phonological similarities to names found in many languages. The Assyrian community heavily used the name "T(h)alia", which, in Neo-Aramaic, means "boy".[1] The Greek name Thalia (or Thalía or Thaleia (/θəˈlaɪ.ə/; Greek: Θάλεια from θάλλειν "to bloom") dates back to antiquity and is relatively popular in a number of countries. However, pronunciation varies and in some cases the θ/t distinction of the original Greek is lost (e.g. Spanish pronunciation: [taˈli.a]). A similar-sounding name is also in use in Polynesian cultures.
List of people with the given name Talia
- Talia Balsam, actress
- Talia Madison, the ring name of female wrestler Jamie Szantyr, more commonly known as Velvet Sky
- Talia Shire, actress
- Talia Castellano, internet celebrity and honorary covergirl
Fictional characters
- Queen Talia, a character from the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Talia, the name of the dormant princess in an early version of the Sleeping Beauty legend
- Talia al Ghul, a character from DC Comics.
- Talia Gladys, a fictional character in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Talia Sahid, a character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live
- Talia Winters, a character from Babylon 5
- Talia Wagner, daughter of Nightcrawler and The Scarlet Witch in an alternate universe of X-Men
- Talia Hale, Mother of Derek Hale in Teen Wolf.