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Cordelia

Syllables: Cor·de·liaUK/kɔːˈdiːlɪə/US/kɔɹˈdili.ə/

Cordelia proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Cordelia

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • What shall Cordelia do? Love, and be silent.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • "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?"1995, Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, page 8
  2. A moon of Uranus.

Origin of Cordelia

Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula.

Words that rhyme with Cordelia

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Questions about Cordelia

What does Cordelia mean?
Cordelia means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Cordelia?
Cordelia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cordelia?
Cordelia is pronounced /kɔɹˈdili.ə/ (US).

Words near Cordelia in the dictionary

  1. cordectomy
  2. corded
  3. Corded Ware
  4. cordel
  5. Cordele
  6. Cordelia
  7. Cordelier
  8. cordeliere
  9. cordelieres
  10. Cordeliers
  11. cordeling

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