Her daughter's name Kordula is of uncertain origin. It is popularly associated with Latin cor (genitive cordis) "heart", and has also been linked with the Welsh name Creiddylad, allegedly meaning "jewel of the sea", but it may derive from the French coeur de lion "heart of a lion".
Saint Cordula is a patron of Cologne, England, archers, orphans, female students, Binangonan, Rizal.