Meaning:
Its source is a Scandinavian expression meaning "The dahlia flower."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in Arabic and English.
Popularity:
The name Dalia ranked 865th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1201st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative:
For English speakers, is an alternate spelling of dahlia, a flower named in honor of Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (1751-89).
Because Dalia has only recently come to be used among Arabic-speaking people, it is possibly derived from the same source as the English version of the name, though this is not certain.
