Ophelia - Unique Girl Names

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Ophelia

/əˈfiːliə/

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Uncommon

Meaning

Help or aid

Ophelia symbolizes innocence, beauty, and tragic vulnerability. The name embodies emotional depth, fragility, and the sorrow of unfulfilled potential.

Symbolism

It represents poetic sorrow, nature (linked to flowers and water), and the archetype of the doomed romantic heroine. Ophelia embodies both ethereal grace and emotional turbulence.

Etymology: Derived from Greek 'ōphelos', meaning 'help' or 'aid'. Though first used as a fictional character name in Shakespeare's Hamlet (1600s), it has no earlier historical usage as a given name.

Style & Origin

elegant

sophisticated

english

Cultural Background

Originating in Western literature and popularized through Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia is deeply ro

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