Dahlia

My name is actually Dahlia lol. People usually say they like my name but i dislike it, my whole name is really funky lmfao. Everyone mispronounces my name like "Dal-iyah" or "Deliliah" but I'm pretty used to it. I pronounce my name as "Doll-lia", but I'm sure people with the same name pronounce it differently.

I remember an old friend had this name and she was hard working, stern, and a go getter. I think of this tough as nails girl who never gives up and always focuses on her dreams! She went by the nickname Lia too.

I've always liked this name. The name Dahlia reminds me of a playful trickster who's warmhearted but mysterious. I have only met one Dahlia before.

The Dahlia flower is my 2nd favorite flower (the first are lilies-of-the-valley). Along with being stunning, it's also the national flower of Mexico, so I could see this being an attractive option for Mexican-American parents, but the name would be pretty on anyone.

It's a lovely name because of Dahlia flowers too.

Love how it sounds dark yet soft at the same time. Love the spelling too.
Dolly is a cute nickname.

Dahlia is such a beautiful unique name. I find it more of a dark sophisticated name. Like an old school vampire type name. I love it & the nickname Dahli/Dolly.

Kind of getting dark and mysterious vibes. Love!

I absolutely adore this name! At first I thought it was a just a flower (which are my favorites) but it's so sweet and so rare! Really really really love it, 11/10 :).

Beautiful name.
I love the combo Dahlia Maria. (ma-REE-ah)
I pronounce it DAH-lee-a, with the DAH pronounced as in dark.

To me Dahlia is a very lovely and uncommon name because when I think of it I think of the flower but not just one but like a whole valley full of all 42 Dahlia's.

Pretty! I like it!

I think Dahlia is a lovely name, although I don't know how common it is or not. I see it as a name that goes well with any age, is easy to pronounce and refers to a flower. What more could you want? Definitely much better than Ava, Mia or Lily.

Oh... so a name that was named after Roald Dahl?

I dislike it, too overly saccharine.

My name is Dahlia and I like it very much. Most people pronounce my name like doll-ia instead of da-lee-uh. Some people also call me Delilah but that rarely happens. I don't really care if they pronounce my name like doll-ia because it doesn't really matter to me. I think that my name is more unique because I have only met one person with the name Dahlia and she was my hairdresser.

I know that this is a so-called "modern" name, and that many "modern" names are thought of as tacky (though I don't know if I agree with any of that), but this really is a pretty name.

It's pretty. For me, the flower is the first thing that comes to mind instead of the Black Dahlia murder. A lot of kids haven't even heard of the murder, so I don't think the association would be much of a problem.

Dyhia is better.

When I think of Dahlia, I think of a field of colorful, beautiful flowers and royal gardens! I like the pronunciation of Dahlia like the a in apple Dal-yah.

Pretty and feminine.

That’s my name, many people say that it’s a beautiful name and I agree.

I think it's much more beautiful spelled Dalia, without the H, but both are lovely.

This name is so pretty! One of my favorites.

It's such a lovely, delightful, and grand sounding name, only an ignorant, sheltered, one view mind from a small town mispronounces the name.

I kind of hate this name for no reason at all. The sound is just ugly, and the "h" in the middle of the name looks out of place. I love Delilah, it has a much better sound and association. I made Dahlia a closed-minded, arrogant and problematic character in one of my stories. One could argue that she's even evil. I made sure to choose a name that I didn't care for so that I didn't ruin anything for me.

I named my daughter Dahlia (born 2014) and I get nothing but compliments on the name. No one ever mentions the murder. Only one of my friends had even heard of it. The association hasn't been a looming specter for us.

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The only bump in the road is that our Canadian family had to be taught not to pronounce it Day-lee-uh, which is apparently how they pronounce Dahlia up there. I live in the US and we pronounce it Dah-lee-uh.

The name Dahlia is such a cute, girly name. :) I love how it's a flower name. This name is brilliant as it ages very well. :D.

This is my favorite flower name besides Zinnia and its just way better than Delilah (hate but love that song) and Delia (also hate). Dahlia is the winner.

I don't think of the unsolved murder case when I hear this name, but I still think "Dahlia" has a sort of dark, almost seductive ring that other names - say, "Daisy" - doesn't have. I like it, but I wouldn't give it to my daughter. I feel as though it belongs on a woman, not a girl.

Nickname: Dollie.

I love 'flower' names-they're so feminine and pretty! As for the Black Dahlia association, every name has some sort of negative association! What you do is find a positive one, like the beautiful flower. I've never heard it said Doll-yah, but I have heard Doll-EE-yah. I also love the traditional spelling Dahlia over Dalia; Omitting the H cheapens the name. =]

Dahlia is the heaviest and darkest flower name that there is. The name is surprisingly flexible; it would suit anyone from a mischievous young blonde girl to a serious older business woman.

Ah, the many terrible connotations surrounding this otherwise gorgeous name. First, there's the Black Dahlia murder. I don't care much about that. Most kids my age have no idea what the Black Dahlia was.
Then there's Dahlia Gillespie from Silent Hill. That only made me love the name more; a kooky, morbid, haunted, disturbed character that executed this dark name perfectly.
Then, last but not least, the little-known Dahlia Hawthorne from the little-known Phoenix Wright game series. Dahlia Hawthorne was a not-so-innocent, beautiful girl with Crayola-red hair and a lacy parasol that captivated all those around her. Also, she was a cold-blooded serial killer who had nothing to gain from the various deaths she caused besides wealth. She almost ruined the name for me.
But, despite its bad associations, Dahlia remains a beautiful, dark name that isn't too strange and isn't too popular. It is one of the only tolerable flower names (the others--Primrose, Ivy, and Iris).

I met a very fortunate person with this name. They are very lucky to have such a beautiful flower name. :)

In the Victorian language of flowers, the Dahlia signified "elegance" and/or "dignity". Fitting - I think the name itself conveys both elegance and dignity as well.

I love the name Dahlia. My sole reason for naming my daughter Dahlia is because of its association with the Black Dahlia. Strange and Morid, but that's what I am. :)

I can't think of this name without thinking of Dahlia Gillespie, that psycho witch from "Silent Hill". Her image pops into my head - she creeps me out! Sorry if I screwed up this name for anyone.

I personally love this name. I associate it more with Minnie Driver's character on The Riches than I do with that murder. So it's all good.

I love this name! It's so graceful and delicate. But, as people have mentioned before, everyone who met someone with this name would immediately think of the murder, which is a shame. Maybe spelling it without the h would help, if you wanted to do it that way.

I like this name a lot! It's just too bad that the first thing people will think of when they hear this name is of the Black Dahlia murder. Such a shame, as it's a very pretty name.

My name. =] I personally like it, myself. My family and I have always pronounced it like Dolly-uh. Not Doll-ya like it says on this site. =/

I think it's a very beautiful name, but I agree with the user above me; I always associate it with Elizabeth Short's murder (Black Dahlia) as well. The murder is extremely gruesome and it's really impossible to overcome the association which is why I could never use it for my child, way too depressing.

It's a very beautiful name, quite elegant but also strong and determined. I would love to name my daughter that! It gives off a kind of radiance, kinda like a flower, when you say it! I also heard that "Dahlia" means and/or is a flower named for a botanist named A. Dahl.

I think Dahlia is such a lovely, sweet-sounding, gentle and feminine name, including it is the name of a beautiful flower. A nice nickname that could be used is "Dolly" (note: pronounced as DAH-lly). Blocking off it's rather negative, dark associations I'd love to name my daughter this. I don't think it's associations should be a reason not to use this name. People still name their daughters 'Katrina', 'Dawn' which has many obscure associations and others. There was also a film in 1947 called 'The Blue Dahlia.' I still think this is just a lovely name.