Dalia (given name)
Dalia is a feminine name. It is used in Arabic, Hebrew, Lithuanian and Persian.
The name means "branch," "flower," "gentle," "branch," or "bough of a tree". This meaning is shared in both Hebrew and Arabic. There are several biblical and Talmudic references. It has a significant presence in religious and biblical contexts. 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 is a popular feminine name in Lithuania, meaning 'destiny' or 'fate' and derived from Lithuanian pagan traditions. It is the name of the ancient Lithuanian goddess of destiny.
Notable people with the name include
- Dalia Asanavičiūtė, Lithuanian politician
- Dalia Contreras, Venezuelan taekwando practitioner
- Dalia Al-Dujaili, British writer and editor
- Dalia El Behery, Egyptian actress, model, TV presenter, and Miss Egypt 1990
- Dalia Hertz, Israeli poet
- Dalia Mogahed, American Muslim scholar and adviser to President Barack Obama
- Dalia Ibelhauptaitė, Lithuanian opera, theatre, and film director, producer and playwright
- Dalia Íñiguez, Cuban actress
- Dalia Kreivienė, Lithuanian diplomat
- Dalia Leinartė, Lithuanian member and former Chair of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Dalia Grybauskaitė, the first female President of Lithuania from 2009 until 2019
- Dalia Itzik, Israeli politician
- Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Israeli politician
- Dalia Dorner, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel
- Dale Messick, born Dalia Messick, creator of the comic strip Brenda Starr
- Dhalia, Indonesian actress
- Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress and singer