Nelia

English

Proper noun

Nelia

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• linea, Alien, laine, elain, anile, Aline, alien, liane, Eilan, Elian, Elina, aline, A-line, Elain

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νήλεια (Nḗleia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈneː.li.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛː.li.a]

Proper noun

Nēlia f sg (genitive Nēliae); first declension

1. A town of Thessaly situated near Iolcus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nēlia
genitive	Nēliae
dative	Nēliae
accusative	Nēliam
ablative	Nēliā
vocative	Nēlia
locative	Nēliae

References

• “Nelia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian

Etymology

Short form of Kornelia.

Proper noun

Nelia

1. (rare) a female given name