To blossom or morning dew
Talea is a name with multiple possible etymological paths. In a Germanic context, it often serves as a diminutive of names containing the element 'adal', meaning noble. Alternatively, it is frequently associated with the Hebrew word 'tal', referring to morning dew, or the Latin 'thalia', meaning to blossom.
Less common today
Talea isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,654 in 2004.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
A character in the fantasy novel series Β· The Chronicles of Elantra