Ophelia
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazzaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), presumably from Ancient Greek ὄφελος (óphelos, “help”). Used by Shakespeare for the ill-fated bride of Hamlet.
Proper noun [edit]
Ophelia
- A female given name.
- A moon of Uranus, named after the character in Hamlet.
Quotations [edit]
- 1594 William Shakespeare: Hamlet: Act V, Scene I :
- I lov'd Ophelia: forty thousand brothers
- Could not, with all their quantity of love,
- Make up my sum.
Translations [edit]
female given name
Usage notes [edit]
Although rarely used today, Ophelia as a given name was somewhat popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
