Ophelia
Ophelia is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Help; serene wisdom.
What Ophelia means
Help; serene wisdom.
Ophelia sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Ophelia comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Ophelia is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Ophelia?
Ophelia is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Ophelia is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Ophelia
Ophelia spans Wisdom and grace and gentleness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Ophelia
These share Ophelia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Sophia — Wisdom.
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war.
- Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
- Cassandra — Shining upon man; a prophetess.
- Cosima — Order; beauty; the universe.
- Effie — Well-spoken; pleasant.
- Eudora — Good gift.
- Lois — Most desirable; superior.
- Melina — Honey; sweet.
- Sophie — Wisdom.
- Xenia — Hospitality; welcoming.