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What does Delia mean?
Delia 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced DEEL-yah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Delia is "from Delos". Mythology: the island of Delos was Artemis's birthplace. Delias is also used as a short form of Cordelia and Adelia. Author Delia Ephron. Also form of Amelia. Also form of Bedelia.
STARTS WITH Del-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA ADELIA, CORDELIA Adalia, Adela, Adella▼, Delie, Della▼, Kodelia
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Dele, ..
(male) Dedil, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Delia Evangeline (D.E.), ..
How popular is Delia?
Delia is a very popular first name for women (#462 out of 4276, Top 11%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#6559 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Delia was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its highest rank of #141 in the U.S. then, and is at #1397 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Adalia, Adela (#1229 VIA LATEST LIST), Adelia, Adella, Amelia (#8), Cordelia (#1039) and Della (#861) are the popular varying forms of Delia (#1397). These forms of Delia were popular with parents 138 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.82%) and are almost as common today (ADOPTION 0.78%, 4.3% LESS). Amelia is a perennial favorite, while versions like Delia are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Delia▼ is pronounced similarly to Dahlia▲, Daleia, Dalia, Daliah, Daliya, Daliyah, Dalla, Daly, Dalya, Dalyah, Dayla, Dela, Delli, Delly, Diella, Dila, Dilla, Dilli, Dola, Dolli, Dollie▼ and Dolly▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abelia, Belia, Belvia, Celia▼, Dacia, Deana▼, Decia, Decka, Del, Delara, Delena, Delfa, Delfina, Delila, Delilah▲, Delina, Delis, Delisa, Deliz, Deliza, Dell, Delle, Dellis, Delma▼, Delora, Deloria, Delpha, Delphia▼, Delta, Demia, Denia, Desma, Devi, Devra, Docia▼, Dosia, Dylis, Ellia, Femia, Filia, Galia, Helia, Hellia, Kalia, Lelia▼, Loelia, Media, Melia, Nelia, Pelia, Selia, Ubelia and Zelia. These names tend to be less frequently used than Delia.
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