Talia (given name)

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Talia is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning dew from God. Talia is a combination of two separate words which, when combined, translate to dew of God. The word talia can be found in the Mishnah (Keilim 24:17), although its use as a name is modern.

It is also attributed to the word meaning female "lamb" in Hebrew, as define by the "Even-Shoshan" dictionary. The Hebrew word for male lamb – "taLEH" (טלה) with the addition of the female suffix describing female animals "ya" (יה), as mentioned in the Mishnah (Minchot, 23;7).

The Hebrew name Talia bears phonological similarities to names found in other languages. 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 Queen's Own Herald from the fantasy book Arrows of the Queen
Talia, the name of the dormant princess in an early version of the Sleeping Beauty legend
Talia al Ghul, a supporting character from the Batman comic series
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 "Tali" David, younger sister of the fictional Ziva David on the television series NCIS.

Talia (given name)

List of people with the given name Talia

Fictional characters

See also