|
Cordelia - name meaning, origin|
|
The girl's name Cordelia \c(o)-rde-lia, cor-delia\ is pronounced kor-DEEL-yah. Probably from the Latin word "cor", meaning "heart". Literary: in "King Lear", Shakespeare portrays Cordelia as a lovable, virtuous woman of rare honesty.
Cordelia has 12 variant forms: Cordelie, Cordella, Cordelle, Cordey, Cordi, Cordie, Cordy, Delie, Della, Kordelia, Kordella and Kordelle.
For more information, see also the related name Delia.
Baby names that sound like Cordelia are Cordula and Cordulla.
Cordelia is a very common first name for women (#1327 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Cordelia. Compare Cordelia with its variant forms and related girl names.|
|
[Top]
© 2009 Thinkbabynames.com, a Baby Names company.