Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from Latin in quiet use since the 18th century.
Ah! boy ; Cornelia never with more care / Read to her sons, than she hath read to thee / Sweet poetry and Tully's Orator.
1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, act IV, scene 1
Origin
- LatinCornēlia
- EnglishCornelia
From Latin Cornēlia, name of a famous Roman matron, feminine form of the gens name Cornelius; in continental Europe, also a feminine form of the saint's name Cornelius.
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Czech Kornélie
- Kornéliefemale given name
Dutch Cornelia
- Corneliafemale given name
French Cornélie
- Cornéliefemale given name
German Kornelia, Cornelia
- Korneliafemale given name
- Corneliafemale given name
Hungarian Kornélia
- Kornéliafemale given name
Italian Cornelia
- Corneliafemale given name
Latin Cornelia
- Corneliafemale given name
Latvian Kornēlija
- Kornēlijafemale given name
Lithuanian Kornelia
- Korneliafemale given name
Polish Kornelia
- Korneliafemale given name
Portuguese Cornélia
- Cornéliafemale given name
Romanian Cornelia
- Corneliafemale given name
Russian Корнелия
- Корнелия (Kornelija)female given name
Slovak Kornélia
- Kornéliafemale given name
Spanish Cornelia
- Corneliafemale given name
Ukrainian Корнелія
- Корнелія (Kornelija)female given name
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Cite this entry
APA
Cornelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornelia
MLA
“Cornelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornelia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cornelia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornelia.
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