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)- 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.