Definitions for ophelia
oʊˈfil yəophe·li·a

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1. Ophelianoun

   A female given name from Ancient Greek

   I lov’d Ophelia: forty thousand brothers // Could not, with all their quantity of love, // Make up my sum.

2. Ophelianoun

   A moon of Uranus, named after the character in Hamlet.

3. Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), probably from the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleia, " help, aid, succour"). The name was used by William Shakespeare for the ill-fated love interest of Hamlet.

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1. Ophelia

   Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in a state of madness that ultimately leads to her drowning. Along with Queen Gertrude, Ophelia is one of only two female characters in the original play.

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1. Ophelia

   Ophelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. As one of the few female characters in the play, she is used as a contrasting plot device to Hamlet's mother, Gertrude.

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1. Ophelia

   the daughter of Polonius in "Hamlet" and in love with the lord, but whose heart, from the succession of shocks it receives, is shattered and broken.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ophelia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ophelia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ophelia in a Sentence

1. Spike Milligan:

   Said Hamlet to Ophelia, I'll draw a sketch of thee. What kind of pencil shall I use? 2B or not 2B?

2. Alfred North Whitehead:

   I will not go so far as to say that to construct a history of thought without profound study of the mathematical ideas of successive epochs is like omitting Hamlet from the play which is named after him. . . But it is certainly analogous to cutting out the part of Ophelia. This simile is singularly exact. For Ophelia is quite essential to the play, she is very charming-- and a little mad.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ophelia
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ophelia
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Ophelia