Cordelia
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kɔːˈdiːlɪə//
- United States//kɔɹˈdili.ə//
A female given name from Latin.
proper noun
- 1
A female given name from Latin.
What shall Cordelia do? Love, and be silent.
"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
A moon of Uranus.
Etymology
Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula.
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