Delia

Delia originates from ancient Greek, derived from Delos, the name of the small Aegean island regarded in mythology as the birthplace of the twin deities Artemis and Apollo; as an epithet, Delia was applied to Artemis herself. The name passed into Latin literary use, most notably as the pseudonym of the woman addressed in the elegies of the Roman poet Tibullus. It was adopted into English and other European languages from the Renaissance onward, partly through pastoral poetry where it served as a conventional shepherdess name. Related forms include Délia in Portuguese, French, and Hungarian, and it is sometimes used as a short form of Cordelia or Adelia.