© 2020 Nameberry.com. Cordilla, In the Greek language, the word "κορδέλλα" means stripe or ribbon with a root from the word "χορδή", i.e. The name is also an Anglicization of the Welsh goddess, Creiddylad.

American Baby Names Meaning: In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Cordelia is: Of the sea. Kind of strange, because the only time I've ever heard it is on the Angel/Buffy tv shows, where it's the name of a really awesome character. At first I didn't like this name, but it's growing on me.

American Horror Story made me really get into this name, I think Delia would be a cute nickname. Suggestions? I agree.

Cordey, This name is stunning, with adorable nickname options. Gives this hyperfeminine name a tiny bit of unisex charm for parents that can't agree on frilly-ness. 2758 Cordelia, an asteroid, named after the Shakespearean character. The character wasn't particularly pleasant until the third season so the namesake isn't brilliant but she was very beautiful & so was her name! She's beautiful, elegant, has great associations and a range of delightful nicknames too such as Cordy, Lia, Delia, Cora etc. I just wish my wife liked it! James's mystery novels, and was promoted by a character on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Cordelia as a girls' name is pronounced kor-DEEL-yah. I love this name: It´s very sophisticated, elegant and from the bottom of its meaning "heartwarming".

But Coco, Cori, CeeCee are also cute. Cordelia is a name that's been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for girls. The grandparent generation may have heard the name before, but the 30-35 crowd usually remembers the name from Buffy, although I don't consider that a bad thing. Cordilia, Cordie, Cool Classic Girl Names — 100+ below the Top 1000. The name is of uncertain origin. I think this name is gorgeous and not fussy at all, especially with the nicknames. If you're torn between Cordelia and the equally lovely Cora, you can always choose Cordelia for long and then call her Cora for short—or Delia, Lia, Del, or even the extremely different Cordie. Kordelia, A bit too fussy, I mean. Reminds me of cord, which reminds me of death... also, in Portuguese Cordeiro is sheep so a definite no-no. This is definitely among my top five all-time favorite girls' names, and I'd love to be able to use it on a future daughter someday. Cordelie, The name Cordelia means Of Unknown Meaning and is of English origin. fictional detective Cordelia Gay in the works of P.D. I also love the nickname Cordie. All the nickname possibilities makes it easy for me to imagine a girly Cordelia and a tomboy Cordelia.

It was also about the ONLY name my husband didn't veto. All I see is Cord. When adapting the character for his play King Lear (1606), Shakespeare altered the spelling to Cordelia.

Cordette, I went to high school with a girl names Cordelia. string. My single favorite name, easily. Kordella, I have this on my list of favorites.

I toyed with Cornelia but didn't care for the Corney nn. Cordelia is a 1980 Québec movie starring Louise Portal about real life Cordelia Corriveau, who was hanged in 1763 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, after being condemned for murdering her husband. I'm not to keen on the nickname Deliah. This is pretty, but it's a bit much, isn't it? My favorite nickname is Cora.

The nickname possibilities are endless! These 16 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Cordelia. Delie, I'm sure I'd get used to it and love it eventually but you just want that one name that makes your heart melt. Not my favorite, but definitely pretty. I really don't like this name. :(, I really love this name! Daughter of Shakespeare's King Lear People who like the name Cordelia also like: I adore Cordelia completely:) It has three meanings: Star of the sea (Celtic), Warm hearted (Latin), and of the Lion's heart (French).

Cordula, Cordelia is a long, beautiful name, but can also be shortened to many lovely different nicknames that one can adopt to suit to their personality- though Cora and Delia are my favorites!