Talitha

Where Talitha comes from

From Aramaic טליתא (ṭalyəṯāʾ, “female child, girl, maiden”). From a passage in the New Testament (Gospel of Mark) in which Jesus restores to life a little girl.
— Wiktionary's entry for Talitha
  • Aramaic
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1892
    First appearance
    #1,171 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1902
    Peak, #1,024
    12 babies named Talitha — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1904
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
Namesakes

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