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Lovely stunning girl's name. Reminds me of daisies and dandelion fields...
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Delia is the name of one of the sisters in Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. It is a beautiful and elegant name.
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Variant English Pronunciations: DEEL-yə, DEHL-yə.
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I really like Delia, both on its own and as a nickname for longer names. It's really sweet. I used to think for quite a long time that it's pronounced DEL-yuh rather than DEEL-yuh, and I do prefer the Del- pronunciation as it sounds better and feels kind of more natural to me, but I really like it either way. It makes me think of an older person, however I'm sure that it would fit a girl or woman of absolutely any age. It has something really cosy and kind of comforting about it, that makes me think of eating cake in the kitchen, crackling fire, a purring cat and someone telling stories from when they were young. It makes me think of someone rather eccentric but very kind and warm, an old lady but one who has quite a young or even childish soul and likes to laugh a lot, sing and crack jokes and is either a spinster with a house full of cats or a granny who has loads of grandchildren and great-grandchildren and spoils them rotten. Though of course like I said I'm sure it would fit a woman of any age. I think the Artemis connection is really nice too and gives this really soft and gentle name a bit more strength.
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Delia Chariker is a Native American musician and music therapist.
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According to Polish phonetics, Delia is pronounced DEH-lyah, and although I don't personally know any Polish Delias, I'm pretty sure that most or all Polish Delias would pronounce their name this way, unless they also have roots in an Anglophone country perhaps.
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Delia is definitely not a traditional Polish name, but it has had some usage. As of January this year, there have been 66 women in Poland with the first name Delia, and 27 with this name as their middle. Additionally names like Adelia and Kordelia have been used as well, so Delia might be used as a nickname for them too, although I have a feeling that probably other nicknames are more common for these names. Delia could celebrate her name day together with Adelaide (February 5, December 12 and 16), Adela (November 23), Adelina (August 28), or Kordelia (October 22). It was not used for babies last year, but I see Adela and Adelaide getting more attention among parents, and names like Amelia, Kornelia or Aurelia are well-liked, so Delia might become more popular as it is also easy to pronounce in Polish.
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Delia Opekokew is a Cree (Canadian First Nations) lawyer and writer from the Canoe Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the first First Nations woman lawyer to ever be admitted to the bar association in Ontario and in Saskatchewan, as well as the first woman ever, to run for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations. Delia Opekokew is an accomplished woman in the field of Indigenous activism and has paved the way for numerous Indigenous women to follow in her footsteps. She has received many awards, including; The Aboriginal Achievement Award, Women's Law Association of Ontario Presidents award, Law Society of Ontario Medal and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Delia Arnold is a Malaysian former professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12.
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Delia Warrick (1942 – 2008), known professionally as Dee Dee Warwick, was an American soul singer. She was the sister of singer Dionne Warwick, the niece of Cissy Houston, and a first cousin of singers Whitney Houston and Leontyne Price.
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A shortened version / nickname for Cordelia.
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Also Sicilian: https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noma_siciliani
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My father named me for my Grandmother who was a Bedelia, known as Delia, I absolutely love it, my family call me Dela. I am happy to be my grandmother's namesake.
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Delia Green (1886 – December 25, 1900) was a 14-year-old African-American murder victim who has been identified as the likely inspiration for several well-known traditional American songs, usually known by the titles "Delia" or "Delia's Gone" or "Little Delia".
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Delia Vaccarello (7 October 1960 - 27 September 2019) was an Italian journalist and writer, as well as an activist for LGBT rights. She conducted lectures regarding journalism in Bologna and Urbino, and edited columns in the national periodical press related to anti-discrimination issues. A self-declared lesbian, in 2005, she collaborated on a project in the municipality of Venice for citizen education regarding homophobia. For Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, she curated a multi-volume anthology on love between women, the Principesse azzurre ("Blue Princesses").
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My name is Delia and I love it even though many mispronounce it (it’s said Deal-E-Ah or Deal-E-A Look up videos on how to pronounce it- trust me, it’s a pain to us when you can’t say it. Eventually we get used to the mispronunciation) The first day of school any year no one could get it right. I would wait a few days to tell a new friend my name. I’ve never met someone else with the name but my mom got free clothes from Delias for me when they found out my name was Delia. I also got comments from a lot of female teachers about an old magazine called Delia for like teenagers when they were younger and male teachers, especially my math teacher, would play 'Hey There Delilah' calling me when I participated. I quite like the name and I think it’s lovely. I think it’s perfect on its own I actually don’t really like it as a nickname for some names and I think it’s a lot better if it’s just Delia as the name and I quite like that it’s rare. The one thing though is some say Delias are soft but I’m the complete opposite. I’m known as the school's “Emo” so yah, also known as the most likely to kill someone. Actually before I knew the meaning of the name I used to be really into archery and was quite good at it and always loved the moon- just think that’s funny. Also younger people tend to say the name right more, like if you ask a kid that’s 10 to say it they’ll almost get the name right immediately. Oh, I’m also not that old, I’m in my teens so it’s a nice name in my eyes for any age. :)
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Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
Pronounced: DEE-lee-ə (English) DEHL-yə (English), DEH-lya (Italian, Danish, German), deh-LYA (Spanish), DEH-li-a (Swedish), deh-lee-A (Romanian)
It is also used as the short form of names that begin and end with (Delia).
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Pronounced: DEE-lee-ə (English) DEHL-yə (English), DEH-lya (Italian, Danish, German), deh-LYA (Spanish), DEH-li-a (Swedish), deh-lee-A (Romanian)
It is also used as the short form of names that begin and end with (Delia).
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My name is Delia and I was born in 2000. Personally I have never met a person with my name at all. It's such an uncommon name to come by.
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Also pronounced "DE-lee-ə".
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In 2018, 53 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Delia* who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 258th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
*as a first name, not a nickname.
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*as a first name, not a nickname.
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It's an okay name, but I think it sounds incomplete. While I know it's an epithet for Artemis, it looks like a nickname for Cordelia, or other names ending with -Delia.
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Delia is also a coat worn by Polish nobility in the 16th-19th century, as well as a genus of flies.
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I'm fairly neutral about this name. It sounds pretty ordinary, but is not super common. I'd have to see it on the right person.
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The name Delia was given to 118 girls born in the US in 2016.
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I have an ancestor named Delia (great-great-great grandmother), and I think it's a lovely name.
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395 Delia is a large Main belt asteroid.
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From all the comments, it appears that Delia is more popular in the United States as the name of a fictional character rather than as the name for a real life woman.
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This name is simply beautiful. Every positive adjective can be used to describe it. If you are considering this name for your little girl, some combos I have that you more than welcome to take a look at are:
Delia Violet
Delia Savannah
Elowen Delia
Sarah Delia
Eleanor Delia.
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Delia Violet
Delia Savannah
Elowen Delia
Sarah Delia
Eleanor Delia.
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The name is also used in Sweden, and Denmark.
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This is my given name at birth. I am 48 and most people don't like their name, but I love my name. Sometimes it's shortened and I am called Del or Dee.
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Strangely enough, I could never figure out if I like this name or not. It sounds kind of weird to me, as does Dahlia. I do think it works on young and old, and sounds spunky, though.
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Delia is the heroine in the Grateful Dead song "Stagger Lee". My daughter is Dhelia with an h to make it different.
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Delia Delfano is a main character on the Disney sitcom "I Didn't Do It".
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Delia was the name of the little girl Cerberus saved from a shark. She was later killed by a trick of Hades' and Cerberus agreed to guard the gates of the underworld for 1000 years in exchange for Hades returning her spirit.
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I prefer this to the very trendy at the moment Delilah.
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The name Delia was given to 215 baby girls born in the US in 2012.
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Eh, I don't really like this name too much. But there is a chain of stores called Delia's, and they have pretty cute clothes :)
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I've always pronounced it "DELeeə".
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I thought 'Delia' was a type of flower. Maybe I was thinking of 'Dahlia'...
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Delos means "clear, shining", so I imagine that Delia's meaning would be derived from that.
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Italian Pronunciation:
Deyh-Lee-Ah
"E" in "De" is spoken as "Aye" or otherwise "Eyh." The "I" in "Li" should be stressed to "EE." And last but certainly not least "A," as in "Father."
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Deyh-Lee-Ah
"E" in "De" is spoken as "Aye" or otherwise "Eyh." The "I" in "Li" should be stressed to "EE." And last but certainly not least "A," as in "Father."
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Like it. Simple, beautiful, not overused, it's even easy to pronounce. I wish people would surf around for names like this instead of harping on Ava, Emma, Isabella. Trendy much? Delia is way better. Plus there are not many girl names beginning with 'D' that don't sound old ladyish.
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Such a pretty name! She's soft and light and though not quite elegant, still pretty and graceful enough to to dance with the prince at the ball.
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Pretty and elegant name.
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Pretty, elegant, and it's easy to come up with a nickname-- Lia.
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I found one of my Irish ancestors went by the name of Bridget early in her life and Delia later. Investigating, I found that one form of Bridget is Bedelia, shortened to Delia. I am told by an Irish friend that this form of Bridget is still found in the west of Ireland. I recommend you should include this derivation of the name Delia in your list. See also http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6587/Irname.html, where Bridget/Bedelia/Delia is listed.
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Also, a common nickname used by the Irish for Bridget.
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Delia Deitz is the stepmother in "Beetlejuice" played by Catherine O'Hara.
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In the book 'Vanishing Acts' by Jodi Picoult, one of the main characters is called Delia. Her real name is Cordelia, but she rarely ever uses it. She is a very cool character, a fairly young adult (I think maybe in her late twenties or early thirties or something) and has a daughter called Sophie and a fiance called Eric.
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Delia Banks is the name of Camryn Manheim's recurring character on the Ghost Whisperer starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.
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The Roman poet Tibullus (ca. 54-19 BC) addressed some of his love elegies to a woman he called Delia.
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"Hey There Delia" is a Plain White Tees song.
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Actually, the girl The Plain White T's sing about is called Delilah, NOT Delia. The song is therefore called "Hey There Delilah".
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Delia is the name of a character from The Truth about Forever by Sarah Dessen. Honestly a good book and also a good author.
I really like the whole meaning behind Delia. I love Artemis in Greek mythology and this is another way besides Cynthia (as well as Artemis itself) to honor that.
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I really like the whole meaning behind Delia. I love Artemis in Greek mythology and this is another way besides Cynthia (as well as Artemis itself) to honor that.
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"Delia's Gone" is the name of a song by Johnny Cash.
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Princess Delia is a princess in "Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses".
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I like this name! There is a store called Delia's in my town, and I didn't know it was a real name untill I looked it up here!
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I like this name a lot - it's feminine, but not overly dainty. I would use "Li" (pronounced "lee") as a nickname.
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Delia Ketchum is the mother of Ash Ketchum on Pokemon.
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In the 1977 movie "Wizards", the fairy queen Delia of Montegar was the mother of Avatar and Blackwolf. The movie was produced by Ralph Bakshi. (On a side note, it was a very interesting film. It's not what you expect.)
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It´s also the Czech and Slovak form.
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Delia is a lovely name. It is the name of our first daughter. It has a very elven, playful feel to it, yet also very fitting for an older woman. Such a beautiful name!
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Can be a last name.
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Delia Derbyshire - the incredible lady responsible for the creation of the iconic Dr Who theme song. She worked for the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop and devoted her life to making interesting soundscapes. Our future daughter will be named after her.
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The Bob Dylan song "Delia" is about a woman by that name.
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Delia Peabody is one of the main characters in the In Death series by J. D. Robb.
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Cute name.
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Delia is the name of a character on 'Everwood'.
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Delia was the fire-haired stepmom of Lydia in Beetlejuice.
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Delia Smith is a well-known British cook.
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Delia is also used in Romania.
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Delia's is the name of a catalog for teen girl's clothing.
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This is the name of a city in Kansas.
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Also it was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demetra, and the collective noun for the nymphs of Delos island.
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