Cordelia

Meaning

The excerpts connect Cordelia to a Celtic sense of “jewel of the sea,” and one source also gives “fine woman” as a traditional meaning. They also describe it as an old Irish given name, later made famous in English through Shakespeare’s King Lear.

Origin

Fun fact

Shakespeare’s King Lear is the reason Cordelia became especially well known in English, even though the name is described in the excerpts as much older.