Cornelia

See also: Cornélia

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cornelia

  1. A female given name from Latin in quiet use since the 18th century.
    • 1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, act IV, scene 1:
      Ah! boy ; Cornelia never with more care / Read to her sons, than she hath read to thee / Sweet poetry and Tully's Orator.

Derived terms

  • variants and pet forms: Corrie.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cornelia, from Latin Cornelia. The feminine equivalent of Cornelis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔrˈneː.li.aː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Cor‧ne‧lia

Proper noun

Cornelia f

  1. a female given name

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Latin Cornelia.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Cornelia

  1. a female given name

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Cornelia, feminine form of Cornelius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /korˈnɛ.lja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlja
  • Hyphenation: Cor‧nè‧lia

Proper noun

Cornelia f

  1. a female given name

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Cornēlius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cornēlia f (genitive Cornēliae, masculine Cornēlius); first declension

  1. A feminine praenomen.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Cornēlia Cornēliae
Genitive Cornēliae Cornēliārum
Dative Cornēliae Cornēliīs
Accusative Cornēliam Cornēliās
Ablative Cornēliā Cornēliīs
Vocative Cornēlia Cornēliae

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Cornelia f (male equivalent Corneliu)

  1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Cornelia. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1651.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Cornelia c (genitive Cornelias)

  1. a female given name

Anagrams

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