Message: "Delphia?" - Behind the Name

Delphia?

by Saffine Grace

1/23/2009, 3:56 AM

Recently I heard the name Delphia on a girl and can't decide if I like it or not. WDYT?

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- AngieAngelique (afmastro)

1/23/2009, 3:25 PM

Hmmm, my initial reaction was Delphia was just too girly, and I tend to prefer feminine but not over the top saccharine sweet girly names. However, as I repeat it, it sounds almost mythological which gives it a little bit of stature IMO.

But I still think I prefer Delphine.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

1/23/2009, 11:03 AM

I like it, it's pretty. Delphine and Delphinia are nice, too.

- Alcyone

1/23/2009, 9:39 AM

It's very pretty. I like Delphine as well, but Delphia would be less likely to be called "Dolphin."

- delphine

1/23/2009, 9:37 AM

I love it. It's a very feminine delicate name.

I love the whole Delphine name family, any spelling... well maybe not quite Dylphyne, but short of that I love all of them. I love both the association with the dolphin and with the Delphi oracle :o).

My faveourites are Delphine and Delfina. Delphia is definately a great name.

Lea

- Leah (Leah1007)

1/23/2009, 8:31 AM

Well, I have a friend named Delphine, and I much prefer that. And I like Delphina the most.

- Chanel +2

1/23/2009, 8:19 AM

I love it. My grandmother is Delfina and I like Delfina, Delphina, Delfine, Delphine, Delfia, and Delphia. They are all gorgeous.

- AngieAngelique (afmastro) +1

1/23/2009, 3:34 PM

I just added Delfina to my personal name list. I really love that so much that I might even consider it for a potential second daughter. However, any name that ends in "fina" (a sound I must love since I have Serafina on my list too) lends itself to the nickname Fina, and as much as I love it, my daughter's name is Fiona and Fiona and Fina is much too similar. But I see Delfina, like Serafina is Italian, and my last name is Italian and I really wanted an Italian first name for my daughter, however the ones I was familiar with at the time were just too long with my last name. I considered Giada and Gianna, but ruled them out because I feared they seemed trendy. Did you grandmother have a nickname or did people just call her Delfina?

- Chanel

1/24/2009, 8:22 AM

They called her Della sometimes,but as far aw I am aware she went by Delfina all the time. Oh they often called her Delfine (del-feen, they just dropped the third syllable.)

- Bronislava (ToveTer)

1/23/2009, 7:14 AM

Delphia reminds me of Delphine, but I would say it is prettier and more useable (no dolphin-associations). I also like the association with the Oracle of Delphi. Very Greek, soft and elegant. :)

- Wordsmith

1/23/2009, 7:10 AM

I appreciate Delphia, though I strongly prefer Delphine and Delphinia.

- Jonquil

1/23/2009, 6:38 AM

I think this name, Delphia, would be short for the eighteenth-century Philadelphia.
I would use the rather cute Delphi as the nn for sophisticated French Delphine, to achieve a similar effect.

This message was edited 1/23/2009, 6:38 AM

- dramaqueen16

1/23/2009, 6:04 AM

Love it. Very soft, but somehow strong. A keeper.
(:

- Tabby (guest)

1/23/2009, 4:04 AM

I've never heard Delphia before. It's really pretty although I might prefer Delphine to Delphia. I think it's one of those names I would like more the more I hear it.

- Tabby (guest)

1/23/2009, 4:04 AM

I've never heard Delphia before. It's really pretty although I might prefer Delphine to Delphia. I think it's one of those names I would like more the more I hear it.

- Tabby (guest)

1/23/2009, 4:03 AM

I've never heard Delphia before. It's really pretty although I might prefer Delphine to Delphia. I think it's one of those names I would like more the more I hear it.

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