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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɔɹˈniliə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔːˈniːlɪə/
• Hyphenation: Cor‧ne‧lia

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.

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Kornélie f
• Dutch: Cornelia (nl) f
• French: Cornélie (fr) f
• German: Kornelia f, Cornelia (de) f
• Hungarian: Kornélia (hu)
• Italian: Cornelia (it) f
• Latin: Cornelia f
• Latvian: Kornēlija f
• Lithuanian: Kornelia f
• Polish: Kornelia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Cornélia (pt) f
• Romanian: Cornelia f
• Slovak: Kornélia f
• Spanish: Cornelia (es) f

Anagrams

• Caroline, Coraline, Creolian, acrolein, caroline, colinear, lonicera

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔrˈneː.li.aː/

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• Hyphenation: Cor‧ne‧lia

Proper noun

Cornelia f

1. a female given name

Derived terms

• variants and pet forms: Cor, Corrie, Lia.

German

Etymology

From Latin Cornelia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Cornelia

1. a female given name

Related terms

• variants and pet forms: Conni, Connie, Conny, Neele, Nele

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

• Ercolani, Naclerio, caorline, ciarlone, clonerai, colerina, corneali, creolina, ercolina, lacerino, olecrani

Latin

Etymology

From Cornēlius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /korˈneː.li.a/, [kɔrˈneːlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /korˈne.li.a/, [korˈnɛːliä]

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

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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

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Proper noun

Cornelia c (genitive Cornelias)

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• Caroline