CORDELIA

Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "daughter of the sea"

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

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

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