Meaning & Origin
A female given name from Latin.
Cordelia is a girl's baby name of Latin origin, from the Latin cor (heart) or the Celtic Creiryddlydd, possibly meaning "heart" or "daughter of the sea." In Shakespeare's King Lear, Cordelia is the devoted, truthful youngest daughter whose love for her father is the moral center of the tragedy.
Cordelia carries Shakespearean gravitas and heartfelt meaning in one of the most beautiful four-syllable names in the English language. Its natural nickname Cora has been driving fresh interest, and the name has been growing steadily as parents rediscover Victorian classics with genuine literary depth.