First names in Hebrew

First name Dahlia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דליה

Gematria value: 49

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dahlia is written דליה

Dahlia is the name of a flower; in Hebrew, the dahlia is called dalia, דליה, like the name Dalia.

Meaning and origin

What does Dahlia mean?

Meaning: the flower, named after Anders Dahl; in Hebrew, dalia, "branch"
Origin: Swedish

Dahlia is the name of a flower brought from Mexico to Europe in the eighteenth century and named after a Swedish botanist, Anders Dahl. By a happy meeting of languages, the dahlia is called dalia in Hebrew, and Dalia is also a Hebrew name of its own, from daliyah, “branch, vine shoot”.

Gematria

Dahlia = 49

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דליה has 4 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total49

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Dahlia, from ד to ה:

דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”

Proverbs 12:25

The book of your first name

Dahlia, in nine pages

• Dahlia, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Dahlia
• Dahlia, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Dahlia in three answers

How do you write Dahlia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dahlia is written דליה. Dahlia is the name of a flower; in Hebrew, the dahlia is called dalia, דליה, like the name Dalia.

What is the gematria value of Dahlia?
Written דליה, Dahlia is worth 49: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Dahlia mean?
The flower, named after Anders Dahl; in Hebrew, dalia, "branch (origin: Swedish). Dahlia is the name of a flower brought from Mexico to Europe in the eighteenth century and named after a Swedish botanist, Anders Dahl. By a happy meeting of languages, the dahlia is called dalia in Hebrew, and Dalia is also a Hebrew name of its own, from daliyah, “branch, vine shoot”.