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Cordella
How to Pronounce Cordella
Pronounced kor-DEL-uh /kɔːrˈdɛl.ə/Medium
Meaning: Cordella is a variant of Cordelia, best known as the loyal youngest daughter in Shakespeare's King Lear. Cordelia's origin is uncertain; it is variously connected to a Celtic name and to the Latin 'cor', heart, giving the affectionate reading of heart. Cordella keeps that literary lineage in a slightly plainer spelling.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Cordella is a variant of Cordelia, the name Shakespeare gave to the true-hearted daughter in King Lear. Its deeper origin is debated, with ties proposed to a Celtic name and to Latin 'cor' (heart). Cordella appears sparingly in American records, mostly in the earlier twentieth century, a soft respelling carried along by the literary parent.
Cordella was never common in the United States, reaching only about twenty girls a year around its high point in 1924 and lingering quietly in the records for decades. A woman named Cordella then would be a great-grandmother today.
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What does the name Cordella mean?
It is a variant of Cordelia, a literary name of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to the Latin 'cor' meaning heart.
How do you pronounce Cordella?
It is said kor-DEL-uh /kɔːrˈdɛl.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Cordella a boy or girl name?
Cordella is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Cordella?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-twenties.