Cornelia

See also: Cornélia

English

Etymology

From Latin Cornelia, 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.

Proper noun

Cornelia

  1. A female given name 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 Latin Cornelia. The feminine equivalent of Cornelis.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Cornelia ?

  1. A female given name.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Latin Cornelia.

Proper noun

Cornelia

  1. A female given name.

Latin

Etymology

From Cornelius.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /korˈne.li.a/, [kɔrˈnɛ.li.a]

Proper noun

Cornelia f (genitive Corneliae); first declension

  1. A feminine praenomen.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Cornelia Corneliae
genitive Corneliae Corneliārum
dative Corneliae Corneliīs
accusative Corneliam Corneliās
ablative Corneliā Corneliīs
vocative Cornelia Corneliae

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Cornelia c (genitive Cornelias)

  1. A female given name.
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