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Meaning of name Dahlia

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Meaning

The name Dahlia has the following meaning:

A stunning, brightly-coloured species of flower, named after the famous 18th-century Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. Most recently brought to prominence again by the movie, Black Dahlia.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Dahlia is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Dahlia in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Dahlia is pronounced as dah-lee-yah

Origins

Dahlia originates from the Scandinavian language.
See other suggested Scandinavian girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Dahlia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Dahlia: Boys - Gunnar, Soren, Girls - Dagny, Erika, Ingrid, Karina, Kristina, Nessa, Nissa, Rona, Signe, Tyra, Both genders - Dyre, Eric, Harold

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Dahlia: Dahiana, Dahliah, Dahlya, Dahlye, Dalia, Dalla, Dalya

Style

We think the name Dahlia should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Dahlia to be: A soft, gentle and alluring woman

In one word, you might describe Dahlia as a(n) "alluring" person.

See other "alluring" names for girls.

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