# Delia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdiːlɪə/ · frequency rank #27,117

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A village in Alberta, Canada.
3. A city in Kansas.
4. A municipality of Sicily, Italy.

## Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Δήλῐᾰ (Dḗlĭă), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.

## Easily confused with
- **dell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-dell)
- **Desi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-desi)
- **devi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-devi)
- **deva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-deva)
- **devil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-devil)
- **delta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-delta)
- **Denis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-denis)
- **denim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-denim)
- **Della** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-della)
- **Devin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-devin)
- **delve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-delve)
- **Delle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-delle)
- **denial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-denial)
- **Devlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-devlin)
- **Delmar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-delmar)
- **Delilah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delia-vs-delilah)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/del-vs-delia)
- **DEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dea-vs-delia)
- **DEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dei-vs-delia)
- **deli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-delia)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddelia`, `deila`, `delai`, `dellia`, `dleia`, `edlia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/delia