Delia


Delia is a feminine given name, either taken from an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis or else representing a short form of Adelia, Bedelia, Cordelia or Odelia.

Meanings and origins

According to records for the 1901 Irish census, there were 6,260 persons named Delia living that year in all 32 counties of Ireland, with 256 more bearing the full forename Bedelia. These related names originated as English renderings of the Irish name Brighid meaning "exalted one", which originally belonged to a pagan fertility goddess.
In most cases, however, the name Delia refers to the tiny Greek island of Delos, the birthplace of Artemis and her twin brother Apollo.

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