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Comments and insights on the name Dahlia: | Edit

dahlia is a flower and my sister

Personal experiences with the name Dahlia: | Edit

Used as a "dak-nam," or informal name, in Bangladesh. great all rounder. very brainy and beautiful teeth

Nicknames for Dahlia: | Edit

Lia, Dolly, Dala, Dahl . mummy dahls.

Meanings and history of the name Dahlia: | Edit

The name Dahlia is taken from the genus of flowers, named for 18th-century botanist Anders Dahl. (The name Dalia has separate origins.)

Famous real-life people named Dahlia: | Edit

Dahlia Lithwick, journalist covering legal issues and the U.S. courts

Dahlia in song, story & screen: | Edit

"The Black Dahlia," real-life unsolved murder case of Elizabeth Short that has been the subject of books, movies, and tv shows