Talitha

I love this name! It's so sweet and I love that it was spoken by Jesus. I can't wait to have a daughter and call her Talitha (although I would pronounce it Tal-i-tha not Ta-lee-tha).

Oooh, the meaning is cute!

This is a nice name. And quite frankly, I don’t care if it means “little girl”. If anything I find it quite cute.

When I was little - several decades ago! - my dear Grandmother used to refer to "Aunt Talithy." (She emphasized the second syllable and pronounced it with a long "i" - like "eye." "Ta - LI - thy." I did a little research and discovered her aunt "Talitha!"( And " auto correct just tried to change it to "Tabitha!")
I'm still hoping for a granddaughter, and I'm voting for "Talithy!" :D.

I feel like this is one of those "old fashioned" names that could easily make a come back!

Never heard of this, but it seems nice. A bit nicer than Tabitha.

My name is Talitha. I love it and always have. My parents named me after the story in the Bible because they liked it. As a small child I was nicknamed Tee Tee, and as I got older it morphed into Tia. I’ve rarely ever heard of another Talitha. And I’ve never actually met another Talitha nicknamed Tia.

I love the name Talitha, with the nicknames Tal and Talley. It's unusual but easy to pronounce, and feminine without being frilly.

Very cool. I don't know any Talithas, but I have met Tabitha's. And the Biblical association is cool. Also, it can be shortened to something like Tilly, Talia, or Lita.

I named my second daughter Talitha Cumi, she is now 10 years old. We call her Tali (Tah-Lee) for short. I found the words Talitha Cumi (Daughter, Arise) in the Bible when I was a teenager and used it as my character name in a live Easter pageant I participated in. Many years later I discussed the words with my husband and the Biblical meaning and told him how I thought it sounded like a girls name and he said, "I want to name our next daughter Talitha Cumi." It was weird because he didn't like any of the names I had chosen earlier so Talitha Cumi it was. The even more amazing part of the story was just last year while doing genealogy we found a great great Aunt with the same exact name Talitha Cumi, she was a pioneer for the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.

My name's Talitha and I have always known it is from the Bible, the name means "little girl" and it is a very delicate and unique name. Whenever I meet someone new they mention how my name is lovely and that they have never heard of it before. I appreciate my name very much because I love to be different from anyone else. But it does annoy me very much when people call me Tabitha, Tanesha, or they pronounce it as tAlItha instead of Taleetha.

Talitha is my name however I pronounce it like this: Ta-li-tha.
I really like my name. I always get told that my name is really pretty. My parents named me Talitha, which sometimes gets shortened to Tali (pronounced Ta-lee), because of the biblical phrase "Talitha kumi" which means little girl. Thanks mum and dad for the great name.

This is a powerful name in reference to the "Talitha kum" account in the Bible (when Jesus raised the dead girl). I was named Talitha because of a miracle of healing when I was born, so I've always liked how much story can fit behind this name. Don't be afraid to name your girl this just because it's rare. Yes it can be annoying to have an exotic name because of mispronunciation and stuff, but people tend to like this. Plus nicknames are the funnest for this name. Tali (or Tally) is the staple, but if you've got good friends there's all sorts of things: Tullone, Talith, Talah, To-loathe-ya, Tith, Talzmanian Devil... I keep a long list.

This is a beautiful and absolutely gorgeous name that needs to be on the charts or to replace Tabitha.

I recently came across this name and find it very lovely! Could be a potential for one of my top names (:

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Great alternative to "Tabitha"

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Talitha is soft, feminine, classic, gorgouse and uncommon and fresh. I'm very surprised I just learned of the name a couple hours ago. And I'm saying it how you say Tabitha but with an "L" rather than a "B" (:

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Talitha is very, very lovely. And the meaning "little girl?" Who cares? Not everyone is into meanings of names! I go for spelling and sound especially.

I dislike this sort of name hugely. People say "it means little girl" but if you actually NAMED your child "girl"... as in "come here girl" "don't do that girl" it would be rude and insulting.

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And I think that is what people are doing. Calling the child "Girl". You wouldn't call your child "girl or boy". Don't call it Talitha because you calling her girl! Would you like your name to be "woman"?

It is okay for a name to mean "little girl."
REUBEN means "Behold, a son!" or in our vernacular, "It's a boy!"
DONNA means "lady."

I find the name Talitha very pretty sounding and unique! :)

Would love to name my daughter this... in the original Aramaic, would likely have been pronounced Tah-Lee-Thah.

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From Talei (young) plus feminine Tha, giving this word the meaning of "little girl".

I love this name because of its dual meaning, "little girl" and "little lamb". The use of the name/word in the Bible only adds to its beauty and sweetness: to name one's daughter Talitha, conscious of its meanings, is to do the next best thing to what Jesus did: while Jesus brought that Talitha back to life, we can at least give Talitha the gift of life, first and but once. Faithful little ewe lambs, what could be more precious and sacred? But I'm partial, my mother's maiden name is Cervetti, Italian for "little deer". And how dear the Cervetti women are!

In Brazil's Portuguese we used to write this name Talita or Thalita. But we pronounce both of them tuh - lee - tuh.

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I find it a sweet name with a hopeful meaning. If it came out of Jesus' mouth, it must to be good.

I know a Talitha and I've always loved her name... it's so cute just like her.

This is a beautiful name. I love everything about it. It's such a pretty, uncommon name.

My Dad named me Talitha because he and my Mom had six boys before they finally got a girl, so they wanted my name to mean "little girl." I think it's really sweet. We pronounce it tuh-LITH-uh, and no one ever says it right the first time, but it amuses me more than anything else, so that's okay. ;)

Talitha is my name, so naturally I love it. We pronounce it Tuh-lee-thuh, and it is near impossible to make fun of. Everyone I've met loves my name too, so even though it's difficult to pronounce for some, it seems to be quite catching once they have it down. However, I've been called Tal-i-tha, Tabitha, and even Ta-lee-thia, so many people need to hear my pronunciation a couple times. Anyways, I think it's a likable name- if it suits the person.

I really like this name. Talitha sounds quite old-fashioned, but it's still very sweet and youthful. The meaning - "little girl" - sounds cute.

Hmmm. Personally this name gives me an impression of timelessness, and its meaning is refreshing too. Still (at least to me), it wouldn't do well on someone who's pessimistic all the time (they'd have "aged" inside, a perfectly ironic contrast to the youthful meaning of the name).

I think it is very beautiful-sounding.

I have only met 1 person named Talitha. She was a horrible, mean, I'm-so-good, it's-all-about me. When I hear it, I hear the word "lethal" (from litha in the name). It has a very sharp edge too it.

If I ever have a daughter her name will be Talitha. I love it so much. I think this is a strong name. "Little girl arise". Beautiful! Beautiful!

Talitha is a beautiful delicate name for a girl, one she could easily grow up with.

I love this name so much! My friend named her daughter Talitha Cumi (Cumi being the middle name) because she was born with lots of defects but still lived. I think that's a wonderful name, as weird as it is.

I think this is a lovely old-fashioned name. It was my great-great-great-grandmother's name, and I know of only one other person who has this name.