Ofelia

See also: Ofélia

Italian

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleia, “help”, “aid”, “succour”), coined by Jacopo Sannazaro.

Proper noun

Ofelia f

  1. Ophelia
    • 1524 [c. 1480], Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia, Venice, OCLC 220819314, page unnumbered:
      Ophelia in cõtrario diceua eſſer ſuo, & con ambe le mani ſi tenea per le corna il guadagnato ariete.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Jacopo Sannazaro to this entry?)

Descendants
  • English: Ophelia
  •  ?French: Ophélie
  •  ?Norman: Ophélie
  •  ?Portuguese: Ofélia
  •  ?Spanish: Ofelia

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Italian Ofelia?

Proper noun

Ofelia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ophelia
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