ophelia

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A moon of Uranus, named after the character in Hamlet
A female given name, rarely used
a character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She loves Hamlet, but goes crazy and dies by falling into a river after he ends their relationship
A moon of Uranus
ophelia

    Hyphenation

    O·phel·ia

    Turkish pronunciation

    ıfilyı

    Pronunciation

    /əˈfēlyə/ /əˈfiːljə/

    Etymology

    () Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazzaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), presumably from Ancient Greek ὄφελος (óphelos, “help”). Used by Shakespeare for the ill-fated bride of Hamlet.
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