THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Cordelia
Cordelia is recorded as a female given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Cordelia.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
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English
- /kɔɹˈdili.ə/General-American
- /kɔːˈdiːlɪə/Received-Pronunciation
Cor · de · lia3 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Cordelia.
a female given name from English
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EnglishEtymology & source
Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula.
A female given name from Latin.
Wiktionary: Cordelia (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
a female given name
Wiktionary: Cordelia (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Cordelia in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Cordelia
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Cornelia♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Cornelio♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Aurelia♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Cecelia·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Celia♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Cordova·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Delia♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Obdulia♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
What rhymes with Cordelia?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Cordelia further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Cordelia (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Cordelia (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Cordelia (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.