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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.

Belgium
Dutch
1597x1598 Cornelia BoonenGes p. 337
1597x1598 Nellecken BoonenGes p. 349, Nelleken ibid. p. 362
England
Dutch
1575 Cornelie AuFr Noblet; 1582 Cornelia ibid. Blanck; 1592 Cornelia ibid. Dorpere; 1595 Cornelia ibid. Meunix
1579 Nelleken AuFr p. 90; 1588 Neelken ibid. p. 85; 1589 Neelken ibid. Beijdaels; 1594 Neelken ibid. Poorter
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
Italian
1513x1521 Cornelia LeoX p. 22
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Cornelia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Cornelia.