Standard transliteration of 'Delia'.
迪 (dí) catches 'De-',
莉 (lì) the 'li-',
娅 (yà) the closing '-ia'. The
女-radical characters
莉 and
娅 are deliberately chosen to mark the name as feminine (a common Chinese transliteration convention for women's names — see also
玛丽娅 'Maria',
索菲娅 'Sophia').
