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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Cornelia f. Fem. of Cornelius, the name of a Roman gens.

The name of an early African martyr.

England
Dutch
1582 Cornelia AuFr Blanck; 1592 Cornelia ibid. Dorpere
1589 Neelken AuFr Beijdaels
France
Latin
1135 Cornelia (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1147 Cornelia (abl) ibid. 19; 1147x62 Corneille (abl) ibid. 55, Cornelia (abl) ibid. 48; 1163x1173 Corneilla (nom) ibid. 156; 1173 Cornelia (nom) ibid. 157
Italy
Latin
1522x1532 Cornelia (nom) DSF p. 51, 24
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Cornelia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Cornelia.