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Talia is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning dew from God. Alternative spellings include Tahlia or Taylia. Talia is a combination of two separate words which, when combined, translate to dew of God. The word talia can be found in the Mishnah (Keilim 24:17), although its use as a name is modern.
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It is also attributed to the word meaning female "lamb" in Hebrew, as define by the "Even-Shoshan" dictionary. The Hebrew word for male lamb – "taLEH" (טלה) with the addition of the female suffix describing female animals "ya" (יה), as mentioned in the Mishnah (Minchot, 23;7).
The Hebrew name Talia bears phonological similarities to names found in other languages. The Assyrian community heavily used the name "T(h)alia," which, in Neo-Aramaic, means "boy." The Greek name Thalia (or Thalía or Thaleia (/θəˈlaɪ.ə/; Greek: Θάλεια from θάλλειν "to bloom") dates back to antiquity and is relatively popular in a number of countries. However, pronunciation varies and in some cases the θ/t distinction of the original Greek is lost (e.g. Spanish pronunciation: [taˈli.a]). A similar-sounding name is also in use in Polynesian cultures.