Tala
[ˈtɑːlə]Meaning
a given name with several unrelated meanings, including gold in Persian and bright star in Tagalog
Background Story
Tala is recorded as a given name in Romansh, Samoan, Swedish, Persian and Philippine mythology. In Persian it means gold, in Arabic little palm tree, and in Tagalog bright star, where it is also the name of the goddess of the morning star. In Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic it is a variant of the old high Germanic Adalheidis, attested in the 14th-century ballad "Herr Holger", and in Samoan it means a tale or narration. In Angola it is a unisex name meaning "to see or observe" in various Bantu languages.
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