What is "dalia"

Dalia is the goddess of fate in the Lithuanian mythology. She is the giver and taker of goods and property. Dalia is often confused with and hard to distinguish from Laima, another goddess of fate. Sometimes Dalia is thought of as a different manifestation of Laima. However, Laima is more involved in predicting the length of a person's life while Dalia is more concerned with material wealth a person would earn during the lifetime – allotting a proper share (Lithuanian: dalis) to everyone. According to myths, just as a father divides his estate among the children, so Dievas Senelis (manifestation of supreme god Dievas) allots each newborn with a proper share. Dalia is seen more as an enforcer of Dievas' will rather than a decision maker. She can appear as a woman, lamb, dog, swan, or duck.

Dalia may refer to:

Dalia is a common feminine name in Swahili and Hebrew (Hebrew: דַּלְיָה). The name in Hebrew stems from word for [tip of a ] branch, especially that of a grapevine or an olive tree. There are several biblical and Talmudic references. However, confusion arose among Hebrew speakers due to the similarity to the name of the flower Dahlia, named in honor of Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist, by Spanish naturalist Antonio José de Cavanilles, director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid of 18th century.

It is also a popular feminine name in Lithuania, meaning 'destiny' or 'fate' and derived from Lithuanian pagan traditions. Dalia (mythology) is also said to mean "a strong branch."

Notable people with the name include:

• Dalia Contreras (born 1983), Venezuelan taekwando practitioner
• Dalia Dorner (born 1934), former Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel
• Dalia El Behery (born 1978), Egyptian actress, model, TV presenter, and Miss Egypt 1990
• Dalia Grybauskaitė (born 1956), politician and current President of Lithuania
• Dalia Hertz, Israeli poet
• Dalia Itzik (born 1952), Israeli politician
• Dalia Lion, Miss Israel 1961
• Dale Messick (1906-2005), born Dalia Messick, creator of the comic strip Brenda Starr
• Dalia Azab born 1991, Egyptian billionaire
• Dalia Mogahed (born 1974), American Muslim scholar and adviser to President Barack Obama
• Dalia Rabin-Pelossof (born 1950), Israeli politician

Category:Arabic feminine given names

Dalia is an Egyptian singer born in Al Mansoura, Egypt.

After being discovered by the Egyptian TV songwriter Jamal Salameh she sang as guest on several songs on Hameed Al-Shaeri's 1994 album Hodoa Moaqat as a result of which she launched a solo career. Then came singles with Ehab Tawfeeq, Hameed Al-Shaeri again, and the Kuwaiti actor and singer Ahmad Johar. She also sang in the Egyptian musical El-Qods Ha Tergaa Lena. Her first album (1998) was well received but a second album (1999) failed to mark the move to a solo career.