Talia (given name)

Talia

Gender	Female
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 Heaven") is a feminine given name. Alternative spellings include: Taliah, Taaliah, Talya, Tahlia, Taliya 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". 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.
• Talia Parra, the titular character of Talia in the Kitchen

See also

• Talia (disambiguation)
• Thalia