The many meanings of Tala's First Name

Today I was having thoughts of insecurities about Tala's name because society dictates it is a baby girl's name. I mean a name is a name yeah...So the investigator in me dug and dug for the real meaning of Tala, unconfined to just how it should be perceived as a name in the Philippines and was amazed to find out that some of the name "Tala"'s attachments are related to Music and Green..further justifies my gut feel for a "green" themed nursery package for taluli.

So here are the origins of the name "Tala" in different cultures and nationalities:

In India

Tala: A music term meaning rhythm or beat. 

Means Palm tree, (the name of a palm forest Talavana, or just tree as in Imli Tala (Tamarind Tree), and apparently 

Tala can also mean shade.

In Thailand: Tala means Green. ( NO wonder my attachment to getting everything colored green for my sweetie pie...amazeballs!)

In Samoa: Tala is the name of the currency which was said to be bigger than the dollar.

In Persian: Tala means "gold تالا

In Filipino/Tagalog: Tala means star, or bright star, or morning star and is usually associated with Venus.

In Estonia: Tala means Beam.

In Mongolia: Tala means Land. (Bayan Tala = Fertile Land).

In Greece: Tala = to bear, to support or to hold up.

In Native American: A wolf.

In Burma: Means Owner and a title like King.

Source: (http://blog.dregia.us/2006/03/many-meanings-of-tala.html)