Ophelia
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), probably from the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleia, “help, aid, succour”). The name was used by William Shakespeare for the ill-fated love interest of Hamlet.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈfiː.lɪə/, /əʊˈfiː.lɪə/, /əˈfiː.lɪə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈfi.əl.jə/, /oʊˈfi.li.ə/
Proper noun edit
Ophelia
- A female given name from Ancient Greek
- 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act V, Scene i:
- I lov’d Ophelia: forty thousand brothers // Could not, with all their quantity of love, // Make up my sum.
- 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act V, Scene i:
- (astronomy) A moon of Uranus, named after the character in Hamlet.
Usage notes edit
- Although rarely used today, Ophelia as a given name was somewhat popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
female given name
Further reading edit
- Ophelia (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Turkish edit
Proper noun edit
Ophelia