Where does “Nella” come from?
Nella (Finnish) comes from German Cornelia, from Latin Cornelia, from Latin Cornelius — An old Roman gens name.
Ancestry of “Nella”, step by step
Nella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Cornelia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Cornelia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Cornelia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Cornelius | An old Roman gens name |
via Latin Petronella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Petronella | — |
| 2 | Latin | Petronius | of or pertaining to the gens Petronia |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kʷetru- | four, quadri |