Ophelia

Ophelia \op-he-lia, oph-el-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Ophelia is pronounced owFIY-Liy-aa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ophelia: OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Ophelia?

Ophelia's origin is Old Greek, and its use, English, German, and Italian. Ophelos (Old Greek) is an older form of the name. The name is derived either from the Greek ophelos ('help, profit') or ophis ('serpent'). The name could have been invented in the 16th century by the Italian poet Jacopo Sannazzaro (1458-1530), possibly as a feminine form of the Greek ophelos ('help, profit'). The name was later used by Shakespeare for the beautiful but ill-fated daughter of Polonius in Hamlet (1599). The name was first adopted on a modest scale by English speakers in the 19th century; it was then mostly used by Afro-Americans. Ophelia has 16 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant transcriptions Filia meaning and origin, Ofeliah definition, short names for Ofilia, Opheliah meaning, Ophelie pronounciation, what does the name Ophelya mean, nicknames for Ophie, Ovalia meaning, and Phelia name variations. Other English forms the pet form Felia pronounciation, and the spelling variant Ophilia name variations. Ofelja definition (Polish), nicknames for Ofélia (Portuguese), nicknames for Ophélie (French), and Ovelia meaning of name (Spanish) are variant transcriptions of Ophelia that are used in foreign languages. The spelling variant name Ofelia (Spanish) is another foreign form.

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The baby name Ophelia fun facts:

The name Ophelia in reverse order is "Ailehpo".

The numerological value of the name Ophelia is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Ophelia?

Ophelia is in the top names in USA.