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Ophelia

/ɒˈfiː.lɪə/US/oʊˈfi.əl.jə/

Ophelia proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Ophelia

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • I lov’d Ophelia: forty thousand brothers // Could not, with all their quantity of love, // Make up my sum.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • The eldest daughter of a nobleman / Ophelia lived in fantasy / But love was a cold bed full of scorpions / The venom stole her sanity2025 October, “The Fate of Ophelia”, in The Life of a Showgirl, performed by Taylor Swift
  2. A moon of Uranus.

Ophelia meaning in Marathi

Ophelia in Marathi

female given name
ओफीलिया ophīliyā
moon of Uranus
ओफीलिया ophīliyā

Origin of Ophelia

Borrowed from Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), probably from the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleiă, “help, aid, succour”). The name was used by William Shakespeare for the daugher of Polonius and ill-fated love interest of Hamlet. The moon (of Uranus) is named after this character. Doublet of anopheles

Words formed from Ophelia

  • Ophelia complex
  • Ophelian
  • Ophelia syndrome

Words that rhyme with Ophelia

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Questions about Ophelia

What does Ophelia mean?
Ophelia means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What is Ophelia in Marathi?
Ophelia in Marathi is ओफीलिया (ophīliyā). See Ophelia meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Ophelia?
Ophelia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ophelia?
Ophelia is pronounced /ɒˈfiː.lɪə/ (UK).

Words near Ophelia in the dictionary

  1. ophanin
  2. ophecleide
  3. ophecleides
  4. Opheim
  5. Opheims
  6. Ophelia
  7. Ophelian
  8. Opheliana
  9. ophelic
  10. ophelic acid
  11. opheliid

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