Scholars are divided over the connection between Cordelia and Creiddylad. Nicknames for Cordelia.

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It is worth noting that Cordell Annesley (b. It is also worth noting that  John Higgins used Cordell as a variant spelling of Cordila in 1574.

As predicted, there is some overlap between Nameberry's assessment of 2020's most popular names, and 2019's official list. She was certainly named Cordell after mother's maiden name (Jane Cordell) — a surname which derives from the Old French cordelle "a little cord." Shakespeare was also thought to have been influenced by John Higgin's The Mirror for Migistrates: The Tragoedye of Cordila (1574) in which the name is spelt Cordila, Cordilla, Cordile and Cordell* and possibly Spenser's The Faerie Queene (Book 2, Canto 10) in 1590 which also mentions the story of King Lear (Leyr). The elder two daughters tried to have their father declared senile to invalidate the will: Cordell defended her father and succesfully kept her inheritance. Famous. I love love love this name so much so that I named one of my dogs Cordelia. var query = window.location.search.substring(1);

There was also a will of Henry Savile Esq in 1569 which bequeathed his estate to his son Cordell Saville.

Like the new obsession with naming babies after characters from Peaky Blinders, with the likes of Tommy, Ada, and Arthur all seeing a surge in popularity. * Cordelia Harvey (1824-1898), First Lady of Wisconsin Governor Louis Harvey, known for founding Civil War Orphans homes and advocating good war field hospital conditions. This Cordell was named after his godfather Sir William Cordell.

The spelling. 1570) is also occasionally listed as Cordelia and Cordella. If, like many of the other names in Geoffrey's account (Leir/Llyr, Cunedagius/Cuneda, Marganus/Morgan), Cordeilla is actually Celtic, then the most likely source is Creiddylad. For girls, the names growing fastest in popularity in 2019 included Lara, Mabel, Thea, Bonnie, and Arabella.

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See also The Top 1000 names in England and Wales, 2019. Some of the newly favoured boys' names for 2019 included Louis, Chester, Hudson, Oakley and Alfred, all of which climbed the ranks last year. It also erroneously assumed Creirdyddlydd was a form of Creirwy (which does derived from crair), who was a completely seperate figure in Welsh mythology. Cordelia has for many year been regarded as a traditional name in Cornwall and data from the 1881 UK census (right) supports that. It was never popular enough to make the top 100, but it did briefly make the top 200 in England and Wales during its peak in the mid-19th century: 1840: 31 births1850: 62 births1860: 58 births1870: 56 births (#190)1880: 50 births (#225)1890: 46 births (#246)1900: 37 births. function callPin(permalink) { Robin – Sprightly Robin is the medieval form of classic Robert as well as being borne by a sweet British bird. In among those are some names that are entirely new to the top spots, plenty that are two-syllables (which seems to be a particular trend at the moment), and others that feature vowels prominently, either at the beginning or the end. It seems these early commentators were connecting Creiddylad as the daughter of Llyr (Leir), not Llud, and, as Llyr was the god of the sea (Llyr even means "sea") it is more a case that Cordelia is "the daughter of Llyr/the sea.". It seems likely to me that he would have come across Creiddylad. To see who deserved the best part, Leir wanted to find which daughter loved him best. Personal experiences with the name Cordelia.

There are two prevalent theories: St Cordula was a companion of the legendary (and most likely not historical) St Ursula, the daughter King Dionotus of Cornwall who set out on pilgramage with a retinue of one hundred virgins. It ranked at #27 in 2019 for Finlandswedish parents. Spenser's spellings vary within the verse: he lists both Cordelia and Cordeill, and Regan and Rigan*.

Top rated girls names. Comments Meaning. The first account of King Lear and his daughters dates back to 1135 in Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain (Historia Regum Britanniae).

Perhaps the Welsh translators were simply unaware that Geoffrey had used Creiddylad for Cordeilla so failed to translate it accordingly. |

Monica writes: "We're looking for a solid name, possibly traditional, historical or biblical. On the last available year for each country, we count 265 births. Comments (1), Thea Loveday Annis (Oscar Felix Bartholomew), Posted at 02:56 PM in Birth Announcements | Permalink Add a Comment. |

I don't. Popularity in the United States. Cordelia in 18 countries. In Wales, Milo, Hari, Myles, Bobby, and Idris and were the highest risers for boys, and Skyla, Ayda, Frankie and Eleanor the highest risers for girls. The statistics on this page are supplied by the Office for National Statistics.These tables were coded and formatted by me. Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. Comments (0).

* HMS Cordelia, the name of four Royal Navy ships. On the last available year for each country, we count 4 births.

Between 1880 and 2019, 8,682 girls were born with the Name Cordelia The country where the first name Cordelia is the most common is: United State of America Gender of first name Cordelia : Girl 100% Experts have also noted that Shakespeare uses the word "heart" and "love" frequently in King Lear.

Gabriel – Elegant and debonnaire, Gabriel is a gentlemanly Biblical choice with a classic style. The story was not one of Shakespeare's own invention but his own retelling of a much older tale.

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