Ophelia - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Ophelia \o-phe-

is pronounced oh-FEEL-yah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "help". Name of the unfortunate maiden who loved Hamlet in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". Mostly late 19th century use.

Ophelia has 12 variant forms: Availia, Filia, Ofelia, Ofilia, Ophelie, Ophelya, Ophilia, Ovalia, Ovelia, Phelia, Ubelia and Uvelia.

Baby names that sound like Ophelia are Aviela and Aviella.

Ophelia is a very common first name for women (#858 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 Ophelia. Compare Ophelia with its variant forms and related girl names.

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