Where does “Cornelia” come from?

Cornelia (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cornelia, from Latin Cornelia, from Latin Cornelius — An old Roman gens name.

Ancestry of “Cornelia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcornelia
2LatinCornelia
3LatinCorneliusAn old Roman gens name
Every word from Latin CorneliusEvery word from Latin CorneliaEvery word from Middle Dutch cornelia
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