Cordelia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Cordelia \c(o)-rde-lia, cor-delia\ is pronounced kor-DEEL-yah. Probably from the Latin word "cor", meaning "heart". Literary: in "King Lear", Shakespeare portrays Cordelia as a lovable, virtuous woman of rare honesty.

Cordelia has 12 variant forms: Cordelie, Cordella, Cordelle, Cordey, Cordi, Cordie, Cordy, Delie, Della, Kordelia, Kordella and Kordelle.

For more information, see also the related name Delia.

Baby names that sound like Cordelia are Cordula and Cordulla.

Cordelia is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Cordelia. Click here to compare Cordelia with related baby names.