Cordelia

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    Origin:
  • Latin: Warm-hearted, loving; In King Lear, Cordelia is the princess noted for her unwavering honesty and her undying devotion to her father.
  • Welsh: Jewel of the sea
Description:
Queen Cordelia was a legendary Queen of the Britons and the youngest daughter of King Leir whose story was adapted by Shakespeare in the early 1600s for King Lear. Cordelia is the name of a moon of Uranus and of a butterfly. The name is also an Anglicization of the Welsh goddess, Creiddylad.
Popularity:
How popular is Cordelia? Here's how many babies were named Cordelia over time, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
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Nicknames:
Delia
Famous Namesakes:
fictional detective Cordelia Gay in the works of P.D. James, fictional character Cordelia Chase in TV''s Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel series
Syllables:
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