Talitha

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Etymology

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From Aramaic טליתא (ṭalyəṯāʾ, female child, girl, maiden). From a passage in the New Testament (Gospel of Mark) in which Jesus restores to life a little girl.[1]

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Proper noun

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Talitha

  1. A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
    Talitha Bateman
    Talitha Getty
    Talitha Washington

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  1. ^
    1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, Mark 5:41:
    And he tooke the damosell by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damosell, I say unto thee, arise.