Character Naming

As an Author naming your Character is an important step right after coming up with the plot. I am here to help you choose the right character name for you and your story.

Make sure your character name is Genre Appropriate. Make sure if it's a Historical Fiction novel or takes place in a real time period that the name was used then. Or if it's a fictionalized place then you can be as creative as you wish.

Just have fun with naming your character. It is after all your story.



Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Cordelia

Meaning: (Cor=Heart Delia=from Delos, Of the Sea, Warm-Hearted, Sea Jewel, In Shakespeare's King Lear a woman of rare honesty, According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Cordeilla was the youngest of the three daughters of King Lear and the only one to remain loyal to her father. When adapting the character for his play 'King Lear' (1606), Shakespeare altered the spelling to Cordelia.)

Origin: (Latin, Greek, Celtic, English, Welsh)

Pronunciation: (kawr-DEL-ee-ə, kawr-DEL-yə, kohr-DEEL-yə, kohr-DEE-lee-ə, kor-DEEL-yah)

Gender: Female

I named a ship in one of my novels Cordelia. I think it is a beautiful name with a lovely meaning. It is uncommon which I love and I think it should be used more often.
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2 comments:

  1. AspendinaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    thank you for the pronunciations I thought I was saying this wrong but didn't know there were many way to say it. My fav is kohr-DEE-lee-ə

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  2. CassidyOctober 13, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    I am glad my listing the pronunciations helped you. The way I say it is kor-DEEL-yah.

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I try to have the most accurate Meanings, Origin and Pronunciations for the names on this blog. It is best though to do research into the names you decide to use for your characters as there can be errors on my blog. Or meanings, origins, and pronunciations I have not seen thus not been able to add to this blog.





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Baby Names Sites:

http://www.thinkbabynames.com
http://www.babynamewizard.com
http://www.behindthename.com
http://www.babynamespedia.com