Ophelia
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), probably from the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleia, “help, aid, succour”). The name was used by William Shakespeare for the ill-fated love interest of Hamlet.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈfiː.lɪə/, /əʊˈfiː.lɪə/, /əˈfiː.lɪə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈfi.əl.jə/, /oʊˈfi.li.ə/
- Homophone: aphelia (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -iːliə
Proper noun
Ophelia
- A female given name from Ancient Greek
- 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act V, Scene i:
- I lov’d Ophelia: forty thousand brothers // Could not, with all their quantity of love, // Make up my sum.
- 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act V, Scene i:
- (astronomy) A moon of Uranus, named after the character in Hamlet.
Usage notes
- Although rarely used today, Ophelia as a given name was somewhat popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Derived terms
Translations
female given name
Further reading
Ophelia (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Turkish
Proper noun
Ophelia