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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]

    Form of:

    Itself (Dahlia)

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    Miscellaneous Info for Dahlia

    Categories:

    Nature Names, Flower Names, Floral Names, Green Names, Earthy Names

    Used in:

    English speaking countries

    Additional info:

    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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