Goneril

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins

cartoon of the name Goneril
Cartoon of Goneril

Goneril Name meanings & History

From Gonorilla, of unknown meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Gonorilla was the villainous eldest daughter of King Leir. When adapting the character for his play King Lear (1606), Shakespeare used the spelling Goneril.

Zodiac Sign of Goneril: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Goneril:

G: Genuine,Go-getter,Gregarious,Goof-off

O: Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Obsolete,Organized

N: Nutrition,Nagging,Neurosis,Nice,Nervous,Neat,Nitpicking

E: Environment,Expressive,Enlighten,Entertain,Enliven,Exaggerate

R: Rational,Resourceful,Reason,Restless

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

L: Lazy,Liaison,Lovely,Legal,Languid,Lover,Luscious

Goneril is:

  • a Complex name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strong name

2.) Goneril (Female)

Usage: Literature

Meanings: (Literature) Shakespearean name in

Other Forms: King Lear Gonarell, Gonarille, Gonereal