Girl name · Aramaic
Talitha
“little girl”
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Common nicknames
Short-forms and diminutives parents often use for Talitha.
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About the name
Ṭlīthā is little girl, and survives in the gospel because Mark 5:41 quotes Jesus in Aramaic and then translates: talitha koum, little girl, get up. It is one of a handful of places where the actual words are preserved rather than rendered into Greek.
So the name is a fragment of direct speech. Very few names are that specifically located in a single sentence.
Three syllables, said TAL-ith-uh. On our vibe map it is Soft & Dreamy with Vintage Elegant colour.
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All Aramaic names →Talitha — common questions
Is Talitha a boy or girl name?
Talitha is traditionally a girl name of Aramaic origin.
What does the name Talitha mean?
Talitha means “little girl” of Aramaic origin. Ṭlīthā is little girl, and survives in the gospel because Mark 5:41 quotes Jesus in Aramaic and then translates: talitha koum, little girl, get up. It is one of a handful of places where the actual words are preserved rather than rendered into Greek.
Where does the name Talitha come from?
Talitha is Aramaic in origin. So the name is a fragment of direct speech. Very few names are that specifically located in a single sentence.
What are common nicknames for Talitha?
Tali and Lita — the short-forms parents most often use for Talitha.
How popular is Talitha?
Talitha did not make the top 1,000 girls' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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