Ophelia

Meaning and name origin

Ophelia \o-phe-lia\ as a girl's name is pronounced oh-FEEL-yah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Ophelia is "help". Name of the unfortunate maiden who loved Hamlet in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". Mostly late 19th century use.

Ophelia has 12 variant forms: Availia, Filia, Ofelia, Ofilia, Ophelie, Ophelya, Ophilia, Ovalia, Ovelia, Phelia, Ubelia and Uvelia.

Popularity

Ophelia is a very popular first name for females (#858 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Ophelia for girls (2015 statistics).

Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the girl name Ophelia and its variant forms. Variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Ofelia and Ophelia. (2015 statistics).

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