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Dalia

English translation/equivalent: Dahlia

Origin: Derived from the homonymous flower, scientifically known as Dahlia, named after the botanist A. Dahl who, in the 1700s discovered and classified it. Like all names derived from flowers is an augury of beauty.

Name Day/Onomastico: November 1—La Festa d'Ognissanti (All Saint's Day), day in which all saints not represented on the calendar are remembered.

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