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Name: Dahlia

Origin and Meaning of the Name Dahlia

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Gender:

Girl

Origin:

English

Meaning:

Dweller in the valley

Origin:

Swedish

Meaning:

Dweller in the valley

Pronunciation:

(DAHL yah)   [Guide]

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Dahlia is from the name of the flower, which was named for the 18th-century Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

The 'Black Dahlia' was an American woman, Elizabeth Short, who was horribly murdered in 1947. The case has never been solved, but several books and films have speculated about the murder.

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