Thalia Name Meaning & Origin
Thalia
Origin of the name Thalia:
Derived from the Greek thallein (to flourish, to bloom). The name is borne in Greek mythology by the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Our First Daughter is Calliope. I Googled "Who was Calliope's Sister?" And Thalia came up as the crossword answer! SO. Our second girl was hands down Thalia. Tallie and Callie
This is my name - pronounced THAYL-ya. No one ever says it right, even after I correct them or introduce myself. I've grown to appreciate it, but I really hate having a whole conversation about my name every time I meet someone. For some reason, everyone has a story to tell me about their mother's neighbor or sister's ex-girlfriend who pronounced it Talia.
- Nicknames for Thalia
Thals
Thal
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Lia
Hali
Ali
Tallie
Thea- Meanings and history of the name Thalia
Thalia, from the Greek for "blooming, blossoming", was one of the three Graces, daughters of Zeus and symbolic of all that was good, happy and beautiful. The other two were Euphrosyne and Aglaia.
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Thalia Grace, Zeus's daughter in the "Percy Jackson & The Olympians" fantasy series by Rick Riordan.
Thalia is the name of a villainess from Batman.