Cordelia

English

Etymology

Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin saint's name Cordula.

Proper noun

Cordelia

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

     What shall Cordelia do? Love, and be silent.

   • 1995 Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, page 8:

     "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that." "And are you one?" "Am I one what?" "Are you your father's Cordelia?"

2. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Cordelia.

Noun

Cordelia

1. a female given name from English
2. Cordelia; a moon of Uranus

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Italian

Etymology

From English Cordelia.

Proper noun

Cordelia f

1. a female given name