"Cordelia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɔɹˈdili.ə/ [General-American], /kɔːˈdiːlɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -iːliə Etymology: Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cordelia
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Cordelia-en-name-gQoJTTk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 31 4 49 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 4 46 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 86 14
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Uranus Translations (moon of Uranus): Κορδηλία (Kordilía) (Greek), コーディリア (Kōdiria) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Cordelia-en-name-lIWIyMy1 Disambiguation of Moons of Uranus: 36 64 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moon of Uranus': 3 97
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