Gender: Feminine
Origin and Meaning: unclear
(kope-PAY-lee-ah)

The name is of uncertain meaning or origin.

It first appeared in a famous ballet entitled Coppélia, which premiered in 1870.

The ballet was based off of a story written by German author, E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), in which a character by the name of Dr. Coppelius creates a beautiful, life-like, dancing doll which he names Coppélia.

It is highly speculated that the name Coppelius was a latinization of the Yiddish nickname Koppel, (a nickname for Jacob).