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Italian Baby Names
Dalila

English translation/equivalent: Dalila

Origin: Derived from the Hebrew delilah, "poverty, misery," name of the woman who, in the Old Testament, seduced Samson, judge of Israel, and cut his hair off, which was the source of his extraordinary strength.

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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