Daily AncestorDelphia
Delphia was a nickname for Philadelphia in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Delphia is a short form of Philadelphia, which was used as a girl's name. The Connecticut State Library's list of nicknames used in the 18th and 19th centuries gives Delphia as a short form of Philadelphia.
Many records were made with the name a person went by, so look for Delphia as well as Philadelphia in indexes. Check other details before treating them as one woman.
As seen in a recordWill of her father, proved 1805; her baptism reads Philadelphia
Item, I give to my daughter Delphia Frisbie my feather bed and bedstead
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Daily Ancestor. "Delphia." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/delphia. Last checked 2026-10-15.