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Cornelia

Syllables: Cor·ne·liaUK/kɔːˈniːlɪə/US/kɔɹˈniliə/

Cornelia proper noun: a female given name from Latin in quiet use since the 18th century.

Proper noun

Cornelia

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

Origin of Cornelia

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.

Words formed from Cornelia

Phrases with Cornelia

Questions about Cornelia

What does Cornelia mean?
Cornelia means a female given name from Latin in quiet use since the 18th century.
What part of speech is Cornelia?
Cornelia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cornelia?
Cornelia is pronounced /kɔɹˈniliə/ (US).

Words near Cornelia in the dictionary

  1. corneins
  2. corneitis
  3. Cornejo
  4. Cornejos
  5. cornel
  6. Cornelia
  7. Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
  8. cornelian
  9. Cornelian Bay
  10. cornelian cherries
  11. cornelian cherry

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