What is "talia"

Talia may refer to:

• Talia (given name)
• Talia, Lebanon, a town in Lebanon
• Talia (grape), an alternative name for the wine grape Ugni blanc (see Trebbiano)
• Talia al Ghul, a supporting character in the Batman mythos
• Talia Station, a pastoral lease in South Australia

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.

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" with the addition of the female suffix describing female animals "ya" , 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 (; 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. ). A similar-sounding name is also in use in Polynesian cultures.