Cordelia

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English

Etymology

Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cordelia

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      What shall Cordelia do? Love, and be silent.
    • 1995, Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, page 8:
      "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that." "And are you one?" "Am I one what?" "Are you your father's Cordelia?"
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Cordelia.

Noun

Cordelia

  1. a female given name from English
  2. Cordelia; a moon of Uranus

Italian

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Etymology

From English Cordelia.

Proper noun

Cordelia f

  1. a female given name

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈdelja/
  • Rhymes: -elja
  • Syllabification: Cor‧de‧lia

Proper noun

Cordelia f

  1. a female given name

Turkish

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Proper noun

Cordelia

  1. (astronomy) Cordelia
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