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Cordelia

Girl Latin #1117 in 2023

Cordelia is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Cordelia

Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the - saint's name Cordula.

Popularity of Cordelia

Popularity, 1880–2023

219 births in 2023

1880 2023

12,413 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2015

286 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.