Ophelia - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Ophelia \o-phe-lia\ is pronounced oh-FEEL-yah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning 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.

Baby names that sound like Ophelia are Aviela and Aviella.

Ophelia is a very 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 Ophelia. Compare Ophelia with related baby names.