Cornelia

Feminine variation of Cornelius, Latin

"horn"

Cornelia Origin and Meaning

The name Cornelia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "horn".

In ancient Rome, Cornelia was considered the paragon of womanly virtue, making it a handsome name with an excellent pedigree. It's rare today, so if you want a name no one else is using, somewhat reminiscent of Amelia and the Shakespearean Cordelia, Cornelia should be on your list. Cornelia's short forms might include Cora, Nelia or Nell--anything but Corny.

The name of the mother of famous second century Roman reformers, Cornelia emerged in England in the seventeenth century, probably brought in by Dutch immigrants. The painter Jan Vermeer had a daughter named Cornelia.

Cornelia has not made a mark on the U.S. popularity list since 1965--so she's more than due for reconsideration. In the meantime, it's been associated with contemporary socialite Cornelia Guest, giving the name an elite image.

Cornelia Rank in US Top 1000

# 951 in the US

Cornelia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 686 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cornelia

• 686 Nameberry 2025
• 152 Netherlands 2015
• 98 Sweden 2021

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Famous People Named Cornelia

• Cornelia Maria Funke German novelist
• Cornelia Otis Skinner American author and actress
• Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom Dutchwoman who helped Jews escape the Holocaust
• Cornelia Vanderbilt daughter of American millionaire George Vanderbilt
• Cornelia Burki Swiss long,distance runner
• Cornelia Dumler German volleyball player
• Cornelia Dahlgren Swedish singer/songwriter
• Cornelia Frances English,Australian actress
• Cornelia Hesse Honegger, author of Heteroptera and poet naturalist

The name Cornelia in Pop Culture

• Cornelia Hale the Guardian of Earth in "W.I.T.C.H.," a comic book series and animated series
• Cornelia Stanton Edwards (née Pitt) the aunt of Samantha Parkington and wife of Gardner Edwards in the American Girl Doll series
• FV Cornelia Marie a commercial crab fishing boat formerly featured on the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch
• Cornelia Bryant in the "Anne of Green Gables" series
• Cornelia li Britannia character in the anime "Code Geass"
• Cornelia Brown main character in "Love Walked In" and "Belong to Me"
• Cornelia Goth (nee Crumplebottom) character in "The Sims" (1,3) video/computer games
• Cornelia Prince Medal character mentioned in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
• Cornelia character from the video game "Final Fantasy XI"
• Blair Cornelia Waldorf a main character on "Gossip Girl"
• Cornelia Street a street in New York and a title of Taylor Swift's song

International Variations of the name Cornelia

• Nele German
• Kornelis Swedish
• Nelia Spanish
• Kornelia Czech
• Melia Spanish
• Cornelie French