Greek · Girl name
Ophelia
“help, benefit”
About the name Ophelia
Ophelia derives from Greek ophelos, meaning ‘help, advantage’ or ‘benefit’. The name was apparently first used by the Italian poet Jacopo Sannazaro, who gave it to a character in his pastoral romance Arcadia. Shakespeare made it famous through Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius in Hamlet, whose madness and drowning became a frequent subject for painters, including John Everett Millais. Ofelia is the Spanish and Italian form.
- Meaning
- help, benefit
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- oh-FEEL-yah(3 syl.)
Middle names for Ophelia
- Ophelia Rose
- Ophelia Marie
- Ophelia Claire
- Ophelia Anne
- Ophelia Lynn
Questions about Ophelia
- What does Ophelia mean?
- Ophelia is a Greek name meaning "help, benefit".
- How do you pronounce Ophelia?
- Ophelia is pronounced oh-FEEL-yah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Ophelia?
- Variants of Ophelia include Ofelia, Ophelie.
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