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