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Dahlia is a feminine given name derived from the name for the flower, which was named in honor of the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. His surname is of Germanic origin and refers to a person who lived in a valley .
However, in Mexico, it is spelled as "Dalia" another derivative of its official name which is commonly used and popular in Spanish speaking countries. Dalia is a popular feminine name in Lithuania, meaning 'destiny' or 'fate' and derived from Lithuanian pagan traditions. It is the name of the ancient Lithuanian goddess of destiny.
One of the more popular concepts of dahlia history, and the basis for many different interpretations and confusion, is that all the original discoveries were single-flowered types, which, through hybridization and selective breeding, produced double forms. [79] Many of the species of dahlias then, and now, have single-flowered blooms.
Dahl or Dahle is a surname of Germanic origin. [1] Dahl, which means valley in the North Germanic languages (tal in German, dale in northern England English), is common in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The origin of the German forms Dahl and Dahle may have been in medieval Westphalia. In Germany about 11 places are ...
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
The list includes "Black Dahlia", as a link to Dahlia coccinea, and lists a meaning of "Betrayal and dishonesty". This appears to be a misinterpretation, as "Black Dahlia" commonly refers to Black Dahlia. The Dahlia coccinea is a red dahlia. I also can't find any references to any sort of dahlia that carries a meaning of "betrayal and dishonesty".
Related names Delio (masculine equivalent); Adelia, Bedelia, Cordelia , Fidelia , Odelia Delia is a feminine given name , either taken from an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis , or else representing a short form of Adelia , Bedelia , Cordelia or Odelia .
The name is derived from the Persian royal name Darayavahush, which comes from a combination of the Old Persian words daraya(miy), meaning "possess" or "maintain" and vahu, meaning "well, good." Saint Daria of Rome is a venerated martyr of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, which contributed to widespread adoption of the name. [1]