Talia (given name)
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "dew of God", "lamb", "to bloom" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Taaliah, Tahlia, Tahliah, Tahlyah, Taiyla, Taliah, Talie, Taliea, Taliya, Talya, Tayleeah, Taylia |
| Variant form(s) | Talita[1] |
| Nickname(s) | Tali, Tally |
| Related names | Thalia, Avital |
Talia (Hebrew: טַלְיָה) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is often interpreted as a combination of ṭal ('dew') and the theophoric suffix -yāh, meaning 'dew of God,'[2] though it also exists in Hebrew as the feminine form of ṭaleh ('lamb'). Related names appear in the Tanakh, such as Avital and Hamutal, and an inverse form, Yehotal, is recorded in Aramaic documents from the Jewish community of Elephantine in the 5th century BCE.[1]
It is also a variant spelling of Thalia and a short form of Natalia.[3]
People with the given name
Talia
- Talia Amar, Israeli pianist and composer
- Talia Balsam, American actress
- Talia Castellano, American internet celebrity
- Talia Chetrit, American artist and photographer
- Talia Chiarelli, Canadian gymnast
- Talia DellaPeruta, American soccer player
- Talia Fowler, Australian dancer
- Talia Gabarra, American soccer player
- Talia Gibson, Australian tennis player
- Talia Hibbert, British novelist
- Talia Jane, American writer and labor activist
- Talia Lavin, American journalist and author
- Talia Leman, American nonprofit organization executive
- Talia Lugacy, American film director, writer and producer
- Talia Mar, British singer-songwriter and internet personality
- Talia Marshall, New Zealand writer
- Talia Martin, Australian sprinter
- Talia Ng, Canadian badminton player
- Talia Or, Israeli-German operatic soprano
- Talia Radan, Australian rules footballer
- Talia Reese, American comedian
- Talia Ryder, American actress
- Talia Schlanger, Canadian radio broadcaster
- Talia Shapira, Israeli actress, singer, comedian and writer
- Talia Shire, American actress
- Talia Sommer, Israeli footballer
- Talia Suskauer, American stage actress
- Talia von Oelhoffen, American basketball player
- Talia White, Canadian soccer player
- Talia Younis, Australian soccer player
- Talia Zucker, Australian actress
- FKA Twigs, English singer and dancer born Tahliah Barnett
Fictional characters
- Queen Talia, in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Talia, the dormant princess in an early version of the Sleeping Beauty legend
- Talia al Ghul, from DC Comics
- Talia Gladys, in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Talia Parra, the titular character of the teen sitcom Talia in the Kitchen
- Talia Patapoutian, a Season 4 contestant in Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
- Talia Morgan, on The Young and the Restless
- Talia Sahid, on the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Talia Winters, on the television series Babylon 5
- Talia Wagner, daughter of Nightcrawler and The Scarlet Witch in an alternate universe of X-Men
- Lady Tahlia, in the children's book Curious George (book)
- Talia, a main character in LoliRock
See also
References
- ^ a b "טליה". Academy of the Hebrew Language (in Hebrew). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Janowski, Malkie. "What Does the Name Talia Mean?". Chabad.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Talia". A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0-19-172667-5.