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Meaning of name Cornelia

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Meaning

The name Cornelia has the following meaning:

A variation of Cornelius, which means "horn". A name given to all of the women from the Cornelii family, in ancient Rome.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Cornelia is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Cornelia in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Cornelia is pronounced as kor-nee-lee-ah

Origins

Cornelia originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Cornelia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Cornelia: Boys - Clement, Constantine, Donta, Taurean, Girls - Alta, Armida, Beatriz, Brittany, Candace, Cara, Claudia, Clementine, Diana, Narda, Regina, Starr, Sylvia, Ursula, Victoria, Both genders - Ocie

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Cornelia: Cornalia, Corneelija, Cornela, Cornelija, Cornella, Cornelle, Cornelya

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Cornelia are: Cori

Style

We think the name Cornelia should fall under the following style category: Italian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Cornelia to be: A funny and elegant woman

In one word, you might describe Cornelia as a(n) "elegant" person.

See other "elegant" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Cornelia (or its variants) are:

Cornelia Bürki, born on 3 October, a famous athlete. Cornelia Bürki's background: A retired long-distance runner from Switzerland, who represented her country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. She is a 47-time national champion, and was voted the Swiss Sportlerin des Jahres in 1978.

Cornelia Frances, born on 7 April, a famous actress. Cornelia Frances's background: A British born actress based in Australia from the early 1970s. She is best known for her recurring role as judge Morag Bellingham on Home and Away.

Cornelia Dumler, born on 22 January, a famous athlete. Cornelia Dumler's background: A female volleyball player from Germany, who represented Germany in at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place. She played as an outside-hitter for the German Women's National Team since 2002.
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