sey , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Mand ela ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar , ▁and ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁G aut eng . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Off ices ▁held ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : L GB T ▁polit icians ▁from ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Alliance ▁( S outh ▁Africa ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : G ay ▁polit icians ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁P ret oria ▁al umn i ▁Category : L GB T ▁legisl ators <0x0A> </s> ▁D ilar a ▁or ▁Del ara ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁given ▁name ▁or ▁surname ▁in ▁several ▁languages . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁or ▁French ▁habit ational ▁name ▁L ara . ▁ ▁D ilar a ▁or ▁Del ara ▁is ▁a ▁female ▁first ▁name ▁popular ▁in ▁Iran , ▁Turkey , ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁Bang l adesh . ▁It ▁has ▁Pers ian ▁roots ▁and ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁word ▁del ▁( د ل ▁means ▁heart ). ▁In ▁Pers ian ▁" ara " ▁is ▁a ▁suffix ▁meaning ▁something ▁used ▁as ▁orn ament ▁to ▁beaut ify . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁translated ▁as ▁“ she ▁who ▁del ights ▁the ▁heart ” ▁or ▁“ she ▁who ▁is ▁ple asing ” ▁ ▁or ▁" what ▁makes ▁heart ▁beautiful ". ▁ ▁Given ▁name ▁▁ ▁D ilar a ▁Ali ye va ▁( 1 9 2 9 – 1 9 9 1 ), ▁A