Cornelia
kor-NEE-lee-uh
A classic Roman feminine name tied to the distinguished Cornelius family and to noble womanhood.
Meaning
Cornelia is the feminine form of Cornelius, a Latin family name. The excerpts connect Cornelius with a possible old Latin root related to "horn," though they mark that etymology as uncertain. In usage, Cornelia became known as a Roman noblewoman’s name, especially through Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi.
Origin
Latinfeminine
Fun fact
19th-century name books often praised Cornelia by pointing to the famous Roman matron Cornelia as an ideal of womanhood.