Cordelia

Reminds me of those black, orange and white fish, not like that's a bad thing, I think those fish are pretty.

Cordelia is elegant and classic. I find it beautiful. Cordelia is also professional sounding in my opinion. It is the name of my daughter born October 2023.

It’s funny, when I was a kid I thought Anne Shirley was crazy for wanting to be called this, but now it’s in my top ten, the beauty of this name speaks for itself!

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Edit: today I realized that Cozy/Cosy could, by a stretch, be a nickname for Cordelia and I’m obsessed! I like the other nicknames for Cordelia (Cora, Cordy, Coco, etc) but I was never crazy about any of them. Cordelia “Cozy” I totally love.

This name is so beautiful. I totally understand why Anne wanted this to be her name (Anne is a nice name too, of course). It’s so gentle and elegant, like being in a boat gently rocked by the waves. The D is such a comforting sound, which makes it in my opinion much nicer than the harsh N of Cornelia. This name makes me think of an graceful but fun loving girl!

What an enchanting and charming name! Has a trendy sound to it as well. How is it out of the top 1000?

This is one of my absolute favourite names. Cornelia is nice, but is sounds too much like corn. I like Ophelia too.

I love the meaning, but I'm not a fan of the "Cord" part.

It's an absolutely good name, classic, formal, literate, sophisticated. I don't really know why I picture Cordelia as a rich girl who tries hard to play perfect but actually philistine. Maybe a bit gaudy to me, sorry.

This is a beautiful name. What I find a little odd, however, is that it seems to be on everybody's name list on this website despite being very rare in real life. (I have never met a Cordelia and I can think of exactly three fictional bearers: the Cordelia from Fire Emblem Awakening, the Cordelia from King Lear, and the Cordelia from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)

It's a name that is a bit "stern" for lack of a better word but still very beautiful and charming. I see this one as being a "lady boss" name in the ranks of Meredith and Veronica and having a lot of weight and strength to it. If that isn't your cup of tea I'd recommend the softer alternatives Adelia, Odelia or Ophelia. But if you consider it your taste I think it is totally usable on a person. We need more strong female names in the world in my opinion. If you like it, go for it :)

All I can think of is the word “chord”.

Is important to do a through research before naming a baby. I named my daughter Daphne, and when she was in high school she regretted (only once) her name, she said there was a boy chasing her, like in Greek mythology Daphne was chased. Daphne also means journey crowned with triumphs, that’s why I chose that name. Make sure the name won’t be made into a tease once the child goes to school. A nurse named her son Chris, and the last name was French “Nugget.” Well, the poor child was Called Crispy Nugget by his classmates!

This is an elegant and gorgeous name, and a noble Shakespearean character.

Wonderful name! So pretty, and not overused.

It is indeed a beautiful name and sounds Victorian. I've come up with a couple of nicknames like Odel, Lia, Calia.

Strongly dislike. Sounds strange. Sorry.

Sounds stuffy. I prefer Cornelia.

Not bad. But I much prefer Ophelia.

One of the most beautiful names ever, for me.

I love love love this name so much so that I named one of my dogs Cordelia. My Cordelia's nickname was Cordy and I pronounced her name Cor-dee-lee-ya.

I didn't know Cordelia meant heart or full of heart when I chose it (I named her after the Buffy character), but it turned out to be very fitting. She was picked up as a stray already a middle-aged dog and I had her for seven years during which she had cancer that resulted in a leg amputation, grew a massive (benign) tumor in her belly that when discovered was fully 10% of her body weight, went partially deaf and blind, and had weird annual blood panel results that contradicted each other and caused our perplexed vet to say one time that Cordy was medically odd and couldn't be figured out on paper or through science.

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Through all this, she was feisty, joyful, and a little dog that lived and loved her life and her family with all her heart. None of the above truly slowed her down; she might adjust how she did things, but no matter what, she always got up and moved forward. This month, she was diagnosed with brain cancer and, as she could no longer walk or eat, we decided to put her down and her mighty heart finally stopped.

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This entry is long, and I'm sorry about that. All this was really to say that I find this to be a beautiful, strong name and, if you believe a name can help shape character or destiny, I think it's a wonderful choice.

Ugly old women's name. Like ewwww!

Lovely, beautiful name. Delia is a cute nickname.

Once I didn't care for this name but recently it is fastly growing in my mind. I love all the meanings listed here, plus it could be perfectly Italian despite that it isn't used yet. Beautiful!

I prefer the French form, but I also like this name. Corie would be cute, or even Ella. I definitely prefer this to Cornelia, as I don't like the corn sound in it.

It’s my name and I don’t like it, I find it embarrassing to use and no one can ever say it and it doesn’t match my personality whatsoever. However I’m 14 and now everyone knows me by this name so I can’t change it.

I've lived with this name for almost 55 years, and I have loved every moment of it. I've met a few with the name, and in grade school had a good friend named Cornelia. A few years ago, I met someone named Cordelia at my church. Even our last names are very similar.

My daughter's name is Cordelia. I had fallen in love with the name from the one daughter in King Lear who remains true, even though it meant her life. Then, the youngest daughter of the Marchmain family in Brideshead Revisited completely charmed me. Growing up, my Cordelia was Cory, or Coco, or, really, a thousand pet names. Now she's grown, and has chosen to use Cordelia as her professional name. Full circle of life...

What a glorious name Cordelia is. It's a literary gem of a name and reminds me of a strong feminine woman that would be a politician or a well respected leader of the community.

Love this name... and it's so unique & rare. I like Cornelia too, but there's just something awkward about the "Corn" when I think about it--and I wouldn't want "Corny" as a nickname, haha. Cordelia has that same prettiness but sounds a bit more elegant to my ear.

It is my name and I love it. I've met only a few people that bear Cordelia. It is a unique name. I am nicknamed 'Cordy' but I think I love 'cora' too.

To be cordial is a good thing, but where I live, a portal city, we have the slang for a townie as a "cod head". I would worry that a girl with this name here would be called Cod-eelia! But aside from that I just love this name. I think it is melodic and different from the norm.

My name is Cordelia. I was named after my dad's mother's sister. While growing up, I did not like my name so I would go by my middle name. Many of my peers did not know how to pronounce my name, or they would make fun of it. It wasn't until I became an adult and a Christian, that I began to use my true given first name. I love the meaning "Jewel of the Sea". It so fits the life that I am living as a Christian.

Cordelia is a beautiful name. And Cordelia is an awesome, courageous, loyal, compassionate and forgiving character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear which makes me love the name more. ♥

I always have loved the name Cordelia. My younger sister's middle name is Cordelia and I was always jealous because I felt my middle name Anne was simple and boring by comparison (this is before I read Anne of Green Gables haha). I have twin girls almost two years old now, Cordelia and Adelaide. Everyone they meet loves their names and always compliments me on them. They haven't really grown into any nicknames yet but sometimes we call her Cordelia Coco or Coco-nut when she is being silly! We gave Cordelia the middle name Anne.

I love this name, it's so beautiful.

I love this name, and the fact it is used in literature, is a definite plus. And I was a grunge/goth teen in the late 90's, so I was a Buffy the Vampire slayer fan too. And I'm 1/4 Welsh. So for me, it's all good!

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Nicknames I have found and like are:
Cora
Cordy
Cory
Coco
Cody
Delia
Lia
Dee
Dee-dee.

My current top baby girl name! Nicknames Cora and Delia are lovely, as is the full name.

I love this name and am thinking of it for my next daughter! I LOVE that it is Greek and that it has this mystical sound to it. Very good for a woman and Cordy is cute for a little girl.

Cordelia is a beautiful name (or rather, Kordelia), and Kori, Delia, Dee, and Lia are cool too. I've only heard it pronounced Cor-DEE-lee-uh. Even though the Shakespearean character is weak and sniveling, I would prefer this association rather than that dumb story Anne of Green Gables, or even worse Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Kordelia (or Cordelia) is prettier than it's cousins, Caroline, Carolyn and Coraline. It goes well with Dahlia as sisters.

I think I like Karcooka's suggestions for nicknames the best: "Cordelia's petforms: Corra, Delia, Lia." Whoever mentioned Cordy, I'm sorry no. It sounds so masculine, similar to Cory.

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I personally prefer Delia over the longform, too stuffy for me, whereas Delia seems more modern and delicate.

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When I first heard Cordelia I think of an old woman from the Victorian age, but remembering Anne of Green Gables it makes me think of raspberry cordial! (Which sounds delicious!) And I also forgot that character from Buffy, ironic her character's name is so uncommon when the actress who plays her was named Charisma Carpenter.

This name makes me think of Anne of Green Gables. And that is why I love it :) A cute nickname is Delia.

I prefer this name said 'core-deal-yuh'. I think it's prettier that way.

I think that Cordelia is an extraordinarily beautiful name. However, I don't like any nicknames for Cordelia. I think that Cordelia is a sublimely beautiful name and I wouldn't want to ruin it with a nickname. (Just my opinion-no offense to anyone who does like/use nicknames for Cordelia.)

My daughter is Cordelia, we use the nickname Cia (Kia).

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If considering this name, be prepared for the neverending 'oh like from Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Anne of Green Gables?' comments.

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Surprisingly, not many people suggest the Shakespeare connection (at least thus far).

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But go for it, Cordelia suits my little girl amazingly well, and the name is as stunning as she is.

Nice name! And so many nicknames too. Cory, Cora, Cordy, Delia, Lee, Lia.

I really like this name, I by far prefer it to the more common and overused Delia, and I really like the nickname Cordie. I've also heard of another nickname for Cordelia which is Corrie, which I'm not such a fan of, but nevertheless, great name. :)

It's nice. Good nickname options such as Cora or Lia. Just don't name her sister Guinevere like I saw one person consider but this time it was choosing Cordelia to go with Guinevere. Cordelia is highly noted for her enduring loyalty, one of the reasons I like this name, the Shakespearean character. Obviously, Guinevere is famous for her terrible betrayal. Would be mismatched literary pair to say the least.

Well this may just be me but it sounds kind of like Cordele, a small town in south Georgia. I have family there. Getting off subject. Over all I like the name.

I think Cordelia is a beautiful, musical name. I didn't think so when I was little, because people mispronounced it a lot. I love it now. There has been a Cordelia or Kordelia in my family for the past 200 years - usually one every other generation.

It's a pretty name, but it makes me think of chords and deals and dealing. I wonder if there is a French form Cordelie out there? That would sound nicer.

I, personally, love this name. I don't know why. It's so beautiful, polished and sophisticated. At least, that's how it sounds. I like the nickname Cora, rather than Cordy.

I think this is a pretty name. I've known only one Cordelia and everyone called her Dee Dee.

Love this name! It's unique, beautiful, and intelligent. I also like the nickname Delia for it, though I don't know if that's too cutesy for an adult.

Cordelia is such a beautiful name. It's quite dignified and classic. It's also a unique name - you don't meet many girls named Cordelia these days!

I think the nickname Dellie would be nice.

Definitely one of my favourite names. I love the victorian feal that it has about it. In modern times, it might be a bit much in a first name, but it would make a wonderful middle name.

I love the name Cordelia, but I hate the Shakespearian princess who bears this name. She's so weak and pathetic and goody-goody. I'd rather be Goneril, the evil sister, Mwa ha ha ha!

A cute nickname is "Cordy".