Dahlia - Origin and Meaning of the name

The girl name Dahlia [ 2 syll. da-hlia, dah-l-ia ] is pronounced as DAELYah ^KEY. Dahlia is used chiefly in English and German, and its origin is Germanic. Developed literally from the element 'dahlia'. The given name is derived from the flower name. The flower was named in the 19th century in tribute to the Swedish botanist pioneer Anders Dahl (1751-1789); the latter's surname is a form of the name Dale. The given name Dahlia was adopted by English speakers at the end of the 19th century, among other flower names. Dalia (English and German spelling variant) is a form of the name. See also the related form, Dale (English).

Dahlia is a somewhat popular baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 2000s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the recent height of its usage in 2007, 0.017% of baby girls were named Dahlia. Its ranking then was #812. Within all girl names in its group, Dahlia was the most popular in 2007. Dahlia was used 17% more than the subsequent ranked name, Dalia (English and German), in that year.

Baby names that sound like Dahlia include Dalia (English and German), Daliah (English and German), Delia (English and German), Della (English), Dolly (English), Dalila (Italian), Daliyah (English), Delila (English and German), and Delilah (English and German).

^KEY: Pronunciation for Dahlia: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"

A famous person named Dahlia is Cartoonist Dale Messick, born Dahlia Messick, 11 April 1906 - 5 April 2005, South Bend, Indiana.

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