Dahlia
[ˈdeɪ.li.ə]Meaning
from the flower, named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl
Background Story
Dahlia comes from the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. The name is used in Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovene and Spanish.
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