"Cordelia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɔɹˈdili.ə/ [General-American], /kɔːˈdiːlɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
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, {{m|la|Cordula}} Cordula 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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24
  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: 31 69 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moon of Uranus': 3 97

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