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Ophelia
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A feminine given name of Greek origin, famously the tragic love interest in Shakespeare's Hamlet; also a moon of Uranus.
"Ophelia drowns after being driven to madness in the play."
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Etymology
Coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro, probably from Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ ("help, aid").