Cornelia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Cornelia \c(o)-rne-lia, cor-nelia\ is pronounced kor-NEEL-yah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "horn". Feminine form of the Roman family name Cornelius. It was borne in the second century BC by the mother of revolutionary reformers Tiberius and Gaius.

Cornelia has 22 variant forms: Cornalia, Corneelija, Cornela, Cornelija, Cornelya, Corelie, Cornella, Cornelle, Cornie, Korneelia, Korneelya, Kornelia, Kornelija, Kornelya, Neel, Neely, Nela, Nelia, Nell, Nella, Nellie and Nelly.

For more information, see also the related name Carna.

Baby names that sound like Cornelia are Carnyella, Carniella and Carniela.

Cornelia is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Cornelia. Click here to compare Cornelia with related baby names.