Given name

Cordilea

“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty”

Cordilea is a variant of Cordelia. One Latin interpretation is “a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cordilea is a variant of Cordelia. One Latin interpretation is “a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Cordilea is a variant of Cordelia. An origin associated with Cordelia is Celtic.

Explained through its name family

The story

Cordilea is a variant of Cordelia. The history of Cordelia gives this family its wider story. Cordelia is the daughter who remains loyal to King Lear in Shakespeare’s tragedy. The play is its central literary association; a proposed link with Latin cor, “heart,” is an interpretation rather than a settled derivation.

Explained through its name family

Cordilea’s family of names

Cordilea has a related form in Cordelia.

Walk Cordilea’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Cordilea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Cordi

“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty”

No U.S. birth series

25% boys · 75% girls

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Cordee

“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty”

No U.S. birth series

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Gavenea

“resembling the white falcon; woman from Gabio”

No U.S. birth series

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Cordilia

“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty”

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>99% girls

Literary

Percea

Percea connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

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Persea

Persea connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

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Vonditta

“a wanderer”

No U.S. birth series

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Vandia

“a wanderer”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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