| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language | 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 | Talita[1] |
| Nicknames | Tali, Tally |
| Related names | Thalia, Avital |
Talia is a Modern Hebrew feminine given name, as well as a variant spelling of Thalia and a short form of Natalia.[2]
Jews interpret it as a Hebrew combination of ṭal ('dew') and the theophoric suffix -yāh, meaning 'dew of God'.[3] Yehotal, a theophoric prefix combined with -ṭal, is recorded as both a masculine and a feminine name in Elephantine papyri; Avital and Hamutal are feminine names in Biblical Hebrew, but their etymologies are unknown, with proposals for Hamutal ranging from "my father-in-law is protection" to "dew of Ḥammu".[1] Talya (טַלְיָא or טַלְיָה) referred to a male youth in Aramaic.[1]
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
- Talia, Misha Bachynskyi's fianceé in the musical Ride the Cyclone
See also
References
- "טליה". Academy of the Hebrew Language (in Hebrew). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Talia". A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0-19-172667-5.
- Janowski, Malkie. "What Does the Name Talia Mean?". Chabad.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.