CORDELIA  

Gender: F
Origin of Cordelia: Latin; Celtic
Meaning of Cordelia: "heart; daughter of the sea"

Cordelia, the name of King Lear's one sympathetic daughter, has style and substance, and is exactly the kind of old-fashioned, grown-up name that many parents are seeking today.

Nicknames & Variations for Cordelia:
Cordae, Cordelie, Cordelle, Cordett, Cordette, Cordey, Cordia, Cordie, Cordilia, Cordilla, Cordula, Cordy, Delia, Delie, Kordelia, Kordelie, Kordella, Kordula

Cordelia's International Variations:
Cordi (Welsh)

People who like Cordelia also like:

Ada, Elizabeth, Annabel, Genevieve, Iris, Lila, Lucy, Lydia, Penelope, Phoebe, Ruby, Scarlett, Jonah, Jude, Felix

Cordelia is being discussed in our message boards:

• quirky middle names
• Starting over with naming the girls
• Duggar Game - With "A" names
• name list- opinions please :)
• Due in 7 weeks and baby girl has NO NAME - pls help!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Cordelia:

• Twin Names: Opposites Attract
• Shakespeare Names: Beyond Romeo and Juliet
• SIBLING NAMES: Don't Commit Before You Read This!
• CELESTIAL NAMES: Some heavenly baby name choices
• TEENS WHO LOVE NAMES (and how they explain it to Mom)