Ofelia

See also: Ofélia

Italian

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleia, “help”, “aid”, “succour”), coined by Jacopo Sannazaro.

Proper noun

Ofelia f

1. Ophelia
   • 1524 [c. 1480], Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia, Venice, →OCLC, unnumbered page:

     Ophelia in cõtrario diceua eſſer ſuo, & con ambe le mani ſi tenea per le corna il guadagnato ariete.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Jacopo Sannazaro to this entry?)

Descendants

• English: Ophelia
• ?French: Ophélie
• ?Norman: Ophélie
• ?Portuguese: Ofélia
• ?Spanish: Ofelia

Anagrams

• afelio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ofelia?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈfelja/ [oˈfe.lja]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: O‧fe‧lia

Proper noun

Ofelia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ophelia