Cornelia

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Cornelia

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Cornelia is the feminine form of the Latin name Cornelius. Cornelius comes from a Greek name and means “Horn, Sun.”

History:
Cornelia is a Latin name. It belonged to a wife of Julius Caesar, and to mother of the Gracchi, an independent, intelligent, patriotic woman.

It was revived after the Renaissance

Pronunciation: corn-neel-ee-ah.

Diminutives:
Dutch: Nelleke.
English: Nella, Nellie.

Alternates: Cornela.

Masculine: Cornelius.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884-1973)
American author.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Cornelia Sorabji (1870-1954)
Indian lawyer.

Miscellaneous:
Cornelia (2nd Century B.C.)
Mother of Gracchi.

Royalty:
Cornelia (?-68 B.C.)
Daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, and second wife of Julius Casear.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.015 % named Cornelia

Popularity of Cornelia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 129th most popular.
1850: 83rd most popular.
1875: 173rd most popular.
1900-1910: 258th most popular.
1910-1920: 289th most popular.
1920-1930: 311th most popular.
1930-1940: 408th most popular.
1940-1950: 488th most popular.
1950-1960: 718th most popular.
1960-1990: N/A