Tala is a ♀ girl’s name.
Tala is a name of several origins. It is an Arabic, Persian, Native American and Polynesian name, but also a Scandinavian form of the Germanic name Adelheid. In Philippine or Tagalog mythology, Tala is the goddess of the morning and evening star and the daughter of the Supreme Being, Bathala. Besides, Tala is a short form of the Romansh name Nutala.
Tala means “gold” (from Persian “talâ/طَلا”) and in Arabic, Tala (تالا) means “little palm tree”. In Tagalog, Tala has the meaning “star” or “bright star” (ultimately from Sanskrit “tārā/तारा”). The Polynesian (Samoan) meaning is “to tell a tale”. In Native American (Iroqouis or Lakota), Tala means “wolf”, “stalking wolf” or “alpha she wolf” and the Navajo meaning is “wolf princess”. Besides, Tala means “noble natured”, “of noble type” or “noble person” (from Adelheid) and “Christmas Day” or “born on Christmas Day” (from Nutala).
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