Delia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdiːlɪə/ (UK)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δηλίᾱ (Dēlíā), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.
Meanings
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A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia;/Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose;
c. 1886, William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White: Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19:MAGA Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Delia Ramirez to be deported after she said, "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American."
2025 August 5, Alia Shoaib, “MAGA Calls for Democratic Rep To Be Deported Over Guatemala Comments”, in Newsweek:"I'm Delia Grinstead," she told him. - - - "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that."
1995, Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, page 8:
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