Ophelia Forename
Approximately 47,849 people bear this name
Ophelia Forename Definition:
A female name. probably Greek ώφελία help’, ‘succour’. The name seems to have been coined by Sannazaro, in whose Arcadia (1504) it appears as Ofelia. Shakespeare’s use of Ophelia in Hamlet has led to its use as a christian name in England and the USA.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 100% | 18,935 | 1:1,425 | 270 |
| United States | 100% | 11,678 | 1:31,044 | 2,116 |
| Liberia | 99% | 7,294 | 1:605 | 127 |
| Philippines | 99% | 3,136 | 1:33,804 | 2,878 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,651 | 1:129,761 | 6,622 |
| France | 100% | 858 | 1:77,471 | 1,921 |
| South Africa | 100% | 486 | 1:112,207 | 8,752 |
| England | 100% | 441 | 1:126,084 | 4,410 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 432 | 1:411,029 | 13,764 |
| Canada | 100% | 361 | 1:91,782 | 4,821 |
| Jamaica | - | 293 | 1:9,840 | 1,138 |
| Namibia | - | 255 | 1:9,428 | 1,173 |
| India | 100% | 233 | 1:5,214,069 | 196,571 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 139 | 1:9,794 | 1,456 |
| Belize | 100% | 124 | 1:2,857 | 655 |
| Israel | 100% | 117 | 1:71,820 | 3,683 |
| Hong Kong | - | 113 | 1:68,608 | 2,630 |
| China | - | 109 | 1:12,532,622 | 59,829 |
| Bahamas | - | 95 | 1:4,204 | 725 |
| Australia | - | 76 | 1:179,706 | 4,814 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 74 | 1:292,034 | 11,102 |
| Germany | 100% | 67 | 1:1,442,953 | 9,650 |
| Zimbabwe | 95% | 67 | 1:230,206 | 13,296 |
| Guyana | 100% | 52 | 1:14,678 | 1,983 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 52 | 1:585,576 | 24,305 |
| Zambia | - | 45 | 1:352,329 | 9,518 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 43 | 1:242,588 | 9,234 |
| Barbados | - | 40 | 1:7,245 | 909 |
| Haiti | 100% | 38 | 1:282,288 | 11,559 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 35 | 1:3,188 | 601 |
| Singapore | 100% | 33 | 1:190,517 | 8,408 |
| Sweden | 100% | 29 | 1:339,928 | 9,942 |
| Belgium | 100% | 25 | 1:459,602 | 7,725 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 23 | 1:2,385 | 518 |
| Thailand | 89% | 22 | 1:3,184,810 | 72,608 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 20 | 1:4,970 | 915 |
| Denmark | - | 19 | 1:297,342 | 5,671 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 17 | 1:1,357,408 | 36,328 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 14 | 1:7,839 | 1,133 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 13 | 1:13,678 | 1,658 |
| Benin | 100% | 12 | 1:881,320 | 23,430 |
| Panama | 100% | 11 | 1:355,142 | 11,047 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 10 | 1:25,796,367 | 599,978 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 9 | 1:804,089 | 6,114 |
| Scotland | 100% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Uganda | 100% | 9 | 1:4,550,769 | 42,499 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Russia | 100% | 7 | 1:20,604,815 | 59,831 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Spain | - | 6 | 1:7,754,994 | 17,266 |
| Armenia | 100% | 5 | 1:583,751 | 6,330 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 4 | 1:2,410,736 | 23,569 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Dominica | - | 4 | 1:18,868 | 592 |
| Greece | - | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Grenada | 100% | 4 | 1:27,031 | 2,323 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Pakistan | - | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 1 | 1:6,315 | 385 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Ophélia (60) & Ophèlia (1) are calculated separately.
Ophelia (62) may also be a surname.
Ophelia Forename Meaning
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A female name. probably Greek ώφελία help’, ‘succour’. The name seems to have been coined by Sannazaro, in whose Arcadia (1504) it appears as Ofelia. Shakespeare’s use of Ophelia in Hamlet has led to its use as a christian name in England and the USA.
Greek, ‘a serpent’ (wisdom). It is now bestowed only by the romantic and is something of a burden for any girl not a wild-wan beauty. The influence of Shakespeare’s heroine, once considerable, is lessening in the realms of nomenclature, though not in those of literature: Guillermo Valencia, in his exquisite poem, Leyendo a Silva, likens a girl ‘en su lecho de gasas et de blondas’ to ‘Ofelia mecida por los ondas’.
This name has been rendered serpent, from οφις. It is more probably from ωφελεια, help, assistance, succour, support; poet. ωφελια.
Greek (feminine) - A help-giver.
A Greek name, meaning: Help-giver: serpent.
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