Tala (name)
Tala is a female name of different ethnic origins:
- Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic variant of old high Germanic Adalheidis.[1] This is the oldest Scandinavian version of this name, older than 'Tale' which is more commonly used today. The early use of the name Tala in Swedish is attested by its appearance in high medieval ballads such as the 14th century ballad "Herr Holger".[2] The local Finnish version of this name is spelled Taala.[3]
- Diminutive variant (pet form) of Natalia used in Italy and Poland.
- Tagalog name meaning Bright Star - also the name of the goddess of the morning star.[4]
- Arabic name meaning Palm Tree.
- Persian name meaning Gold.
- Native American name of unreliable origin meaning Wolf.
- Tamazight language name meaning Fountain
People
- Tala Birell (1907–1958), Romanian-American stage and film actress
Fictional characters
- Tala (comics), a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger
- Tala, also called Wistala, the primary character in the second book in Age of Fire series
- Tala, a protagonist-turned-antagonist in the video game Darkwatch
- Tala, a character in the film I Can't Think Straight
- Tala Valkov, a character from the anime/manga series Beyblade
References
- ↑ http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Tala
- ↑ Bengt R. Jonsson, Margareta Jersild, Sven-Bertil Jansson. (2001). "Sveriges medeltida ballader: Skämtvisor II", Almqvist & Wiksell International
- ↑ http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Taala
- ↑ Hill, Percy. A. (1934). Philippine Short Stories, p65