Ophelia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), probably from the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleiă, “help, aid, succour”). The name was used by William Shakespeare for the daugher of Polonius and ill-fated love interest of Hamlet. The moon is named after this character. Doublet of anopheles === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈfiː.lɪə/, /əʊˈfiː.lɪə/, /əˈfiː.lɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈfi.əl.jə/, /oʊˈfi.li.ə/ Homophone: aphelia (one pronunciation) Rhymes: -iːliə === Proper noun === Ophelia A female given name from Ancient Greek. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus. ==== Usage notes ==== Although rarely used today, Ophelia as a given name was somewhat popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ==== Derived terms ==== Ophelia complex Ophelian Ophelia syndrome ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Ophelia (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Turkish == === Proper noun === Ophelia (astronomy) Ophelia