Dahlia
proper nounattested in dialogue
A female given name from English.
proper noun
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A female given name from English.
The girls' names were April, Corinne, Gloria, Susannah, and Dahlia. I thought these names fanciful and lovely and would have liked the daughters' looks to match them, as if they were the beautiful children of an ogre in a fairy tale.
He was afraid that Delia or Della might mention a cousin named Dahlia, and he would laugh. Sweet Jesus, do not let me laugh inappropriately.
Etymology
From the flower dahlia in the 19th century.
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Dahlia · A female given name from English.
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