Cornelia
Classical feminine name
Cornelia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Cornelius.
It carries classical associations—the most famous bearer was Cornelia Africana, a Roman noblewoman celebrated as the ideal mother.
The name suggests old-fashioned elegance: Cornelia goes by Cora now. (Lowercase cornelia may refer to a species of butterfly.)
Of ancient Italy's capital
- femininePertaining to women
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- noblewomanFemale of high birth
forename · lineage · ancestry · heritage · virtue · dignity · motherhood · legacy
Elegant in movement
- refinedPurified or cultured
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- statelyGrand and imposing
regal · sophisticated · classic · timeless · distinguished · cultivated · poised · aristocratic
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
noblewoman · forename · lineage · ancestry · heritage · virtue · dignity · motherhood · legacy · antiquity
graceful
Elegant in movement
stately · regal · sophisticated · classic · timeless · distinguished · cultivated · poised · aristocratic · majestic
Lear
Tragic British king
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- tragicCausing great sorrow
- daughterFemale child of parents
heroine · character · fiction · drama · theatre · protagonist · namesake · allusion · narrative
- Ancient RomansJulius Caesar, patricians, consuls, Marcus Aurelius, Nero
- Latin NamesAurelia, Augustus, Cassius, Claudia, Gaia
- ancient namesLatin names, Hebrew names, divine names, Zeus, Apollo
- Georgia PlacesAtlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Columbus
- North GeorgiaBlue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Helen, Blairsville, Clayton
- Roman NamesAugustus, Marcus, Lucius, Publius, Titus