Talia

Talia has morning dew in it. The Hebrew name is often read as "dew from God" or simply "gentle dew," and a separate Italian line treats it as a pet form of Natalia, connected to Christmas birth. The two origins meet comfortably on American charts, where Talia entered the top 1000 in 2003 and has climbed steadily to 270, helped along by actress Talia Shire of the Rocky and Godfather films. Three light syllables, the soft L between open vowels. It reads Mediterranean and Mediterranean both ways — olive groves or Galilee hills, depending on the grandparent. Graceful, slightly bohemian, cleanly international.