Cordelia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cordelia

What is the meaning of the name Cordelia ?

The baby name Cordelia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /kɔrˈdiːliə/ (kor-DEE-lee-ə).

Cordelia is in Origin.

Cordelia is of uncertain etymology, typically traced either to Latin cor, cordis “heart” with an -elia ending, or to the Welsh legendary name Creiddylad; the form Cordeilla appears in medieval Latin sources. On the Latin reading it carries the sense of “heart” or “heartfelt”; under the Welsh link the precise meaning is unknown. The form first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th‑century chronicle for King Leir’s daughter and was immortalized by Shakespeare as Lear’s loyal youngest child.

Its use in the English-speaking world rose in the 16th–17th centuries, waned, then revived with Victorian taste for literary and antique names, and today it enjoys a quiet vintage resurgence. International variants include Portuguese Cordélia and rare French Cordélie; Spanish and Italian keep Cordelia. Nicknames range from Cora and Delia to Lia and Cordy. Related names include Cordula (“little heart,” Latin), though distinct in origin.