• Cornelia

    Origin

    From Latin Cornelia, 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.

    Full definition of Cornelia

    Proper noun

    Cornelia

    (plural Cornelias)
    1. 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.
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