Comments for the name Delia (1)

Also it was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demetra, and the collective noun for the nymphs of Delos island.

This is the name of a city in Kansas.

Delia's is the name of a catalog for teen girl's clothing.

Delia is also used in Romania.

Delia Smith is a well-known British cook.

Delia was the fire-haired stepmom of Lydia in Beetlejuice.

Delia is the name of a character on 'Everwood'.

Cute name.

Delia Peabody is one of the main characters in the In Death series by J. D. Robb.

The Bob Dylan song "Delia" is about a woman by that name.

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.

Can be a last name.

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!

It´s also the Czech and Slovak form.

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.)

Delia Ketchum is the mother of Ash Ketchum on Pokemon.

Name of the day on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007.

I like this name a lot - it's feminine, but not overly dainty. I would use "Li" (pronounced "lee") as a nickname.

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!

Princess Delia is a princess in "Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses".

"Delia's Gone" is the name of a song by Johnny Cash.

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.

"Hey There Delia" is a Plain White Tees song.

Actually, the girl The Plain White T's sing about is called Delilah, NOT Delia. The song is therefore called "Hey There Delilah".

The Roman poet Tibullus (ca. 54-19 BC) addressed some of his love elegies to a woman he called Delia.

Delia Banks is the name of Camryn Manheim's recurring character on the Ghost Whisperer starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.

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.

Delia Deitz is the stepmother in "Beetlejuice" played by Catherine O'Hara.

Also, a common nickname used by the Irish for Bridget.

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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Pretty and elegant name.

Pretty, elegant, and it's easy to come up with a nickname-- Lia.

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.

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.

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."

Delos means "clear, shining", so I imagine that Delia's meaning would be derived from that.

I thought 'Delia' was a type of flower. Maybe I was thinking of 'Dahlia'...

I've always pronounced it "DELeeə".

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 :)