Talia (given name)
Talia is a feminine given name. Alternative spellings include: Taliah, Taaliah, Talya, Tahlia, Taliya, Taliea, Taylia or Talie.
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Aramaic, Hebrew, Italian |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "dew of God", "lamb", "to bloom" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Taliah, Taaliah, Taaliyah, Tahlia |
| Variant form(s) | Talita[1] |
| Nickname(s) | Tali, Tally |
| Related names | Thalia |
The Biblical Hebrew form (טַלְיָה) means 'ewe lamb' and is the feminine form of taleh (טָלֶה 'lamb').[1] In Aramaic, Ṭalyāʾ (טַלְיָא or טַלְיָה) means 'youth' or 'boy' (the feminine being Talita), or in some dialects, 'childhood' or 'girlhood'.[1][2][3] In Modern Hebrew, the name is interpreted as 'dew of God' (טל יה tal Yah).[1][4][5]
Talia is also a spelling of the Greek name Thalia, especially as used in Italian.
People with the given name
Talia
- Talia Balsam, actress
- Talia Castellano, internet celebrity and honorary covergirl
- Tylan Grant, actor who formerly went by the name of Talia
- Talia Madison, the ring name of female wrestler Jamie Szantyr, more commonly known as Velvet Sky
- Talia Shire, actress
Fictional characters
- Queen Talia, in 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, from DC Comics
- Talia Gladys, in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Talia Parra, the titular character of the teen sitcom Talia in the Kitchen
- Talia Sahid, on the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Talia Winters, on the television series Babylon 5
- Talia Wagner, daughter of Nightcrawler and The Scarlet Witch in an alternate universe of X-Men
- Lady Talia, in the children's book Curious George (book)
- Talia, a main character in LoliRock
References
- "טליה". האקדמיה ללשון העברית (in Hebrew). 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- Jastrow, Marcus (1967). A dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic literature. P. Shalom Pub. OCLC 2001099.
- Tal, Abraham (1931). מילון הארמית של השומרונים. ISBN 90-04-11645-1. OCLC 43434709.
- "What Does the Name Talia Mean?". Chabad. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "Hebrew and Biblical Names". Learn Religions. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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