About the name Cordelia
Cordelia is carried entirely by King Lear, where she is the daughter who refuses to flatter and loses everything for it. The name has an unusual moral weight for something so pretty.
Cordelia is a girl name of Latin, possibly Celtic origin, pronounced kor-DEEL-yah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 67 out of 100, which places it in the rare band — recognisable but seldom used. Distinctive without needing to be spelled out twice. Its strongest period was the 1880s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Cordelia?
Cordelia currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 21 people per million carry it — about 1 in 47,619. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Cordelia
- CordeliaThe truthful youngest daughter in Shakespeare's King Lear
Spellings and variants of Cordelia
Names similar to Cordelia
Cecilia
seh-SEEL-yah
Blind, from the Roman family name Caecilius
Zankhana
ZUNK-hah-nah
Deep longing, a yearning of the heart
Charulata
chah-roo-LAH-tah
Beautiful creeper vine, a graceful climbing plant
Chithra
CHIT-rah
Picture, brilliantly coloured; also a lunar mansion
Coraline
KOR-ah-line
Coral, or a blend of Cora and Caroline
Janhavi
JAAN-hah-vee
Daughter of the sage Jahnu; an epithet of the river Ganga
Lorelei
LOR-uh-ly
Alluring, murmuring rock
Octavia
ok-TAY-vee-ah
Eighth
Cordelia — frequently asked questions
What does the name Cordelia mean?
Cordelia means "Heart, or daughter of the sea". It is a name of Latin, possibly Celtic origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Cordelia?
Cordelia is pronounced kor-DEEL-yah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Cordelia?
Cordelia scores 67 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it rare. Roughly 1 in every 47,619 people carry it — about 21 per million.
What is the numerology number for Cordelia?
Cordelia carries the expression number 4, known as The Builder. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 1.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Cordelia?
The lucky number for Cordelia is 4 (with 13, 22, 31 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Emerald. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Emerald.