Ophelia

[Wotsitone]

Love it or hate it?

It has such tragic connotations that I can't bring myself to like it.

I like it, it’s a lovely name - as long as your surname goes ok with it.

If you’re called Payne, Hart, Balls, Dick, Legge etc it’s best to avoid it!

Dd has a friend called Ophelia but she calls herself Phil

Love it
And the nn Phil

Love it, it's DDs middle name

It’s pretty but I can’t disassociate it from Shakespearean tragedy - seems a bit of a burden for a child. It’s also massively increasing in popularity which would put me off .

Without its associations it's a lovely-sounding name. I have a feeling it's going to become very popular...

I really like it pronounced Oh feel ia. Not so keen when it is pronounced off Elia. Is there a correct pronunciation?

I like it but there seems to be a lot of them right now ... Ottillie is lovely as an alternative x

I really like it pronounced Oh feel ia. Not so keen when it is pronounced off Elia. Is there a correct pronunciation?

In the UK I've only heard it pronounced "oh - fee - lee -ah" (which is likely the correct Shakespearean pronunciation) or "uh - feel - ya" when said by people with more of a drawl or quickly.

Don't like it as there's a drag queen locally called Ophelia Balls and that's all I hear. That and how similar it sounds to pedophilia (I know its not exact but it's too close for me, sorry!).

Love it 💓💓💓

Lovely and elegant.

Beautiful.

The tragedy element (of a fictional character) wouldn’t bother me.

I really like it

NO. didn't she come to a sticky end. most unfortunate.
people will be saying Jezabel sounds nice next, or Rehab....

I love it. Is in my wish I had the guts to use it and it wasn't vetoed by my DH list. Though it is I would say much more popular in recent years than it has been before I would not say it is a common name at all (depending on what circles you move in I guess) or that it is likely to be anytime soon as it is still seen as quite a gutsy, out there, name to go for.
I would pronounce Oh- feel - ee - ah. Never heard pronounced any other way.
Shakespeare reference really wouldn't bother me can think of names with far worse references and as pp no issues with Juliet.
I echo other pp though that if you have any type of surname that is a noun particularly if rude e.g. balls I would not go there.
Nn Effie is gorgeous.

I love the name.

Absolutely awful. The parents of the two children we know called Ophelia are trying desperately to escape the working class roots.

I’m not keen. It’s a bit dramarama.

Lovely. Calliope, Athene, Nyla?
Persephone and Ottilie give me the same vibe as Ophelia.

I think Jezebel sounds lovely.