Cordelia Definition

kôr-dēlyə
noun
A satellite of Uranus.
American Heritage
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
In Shakespeare's King Lear, the youngest of Lear's three daughters, and the only one faithful to him.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary

Origin of Cordelia

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

    From Wiktionary

  • After Cordelia , daughter of Lear in King Lear by William Shakespeare

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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