Given name
Kornelia
“referring to a horn”
Kornelia is a form of Cornelia. In Latin use, Cornelia carries the interpretation “referring to a horn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Polish use, Kornelia carries the interpretation “referring to a horn.” Kornelia is a form of Cornelia. In Latin use, Cornelia carries the interpretation “referring to a horn.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Polish.
How it developed
Kornelia is used as a form of Cornelia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kornelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 476 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kornelia’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Kornelia has a short form in Nelia. In German usage, Kornelia has a related form in Cornelia. Kornelia is a form of Cornelia.
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Around the world
Kornelia has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Polish roots to each of them.
7 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Corneliavariant · German, English
- Neliashort form · Norwegian
- Korneleahvariant
- Korneliyavariant
- Korneleavariant
- Kornellavariant
- Kornelavariant
- Kornelivariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Kornelmasculine form
- CornélieFrench
- Kornélieequivalent
- Kornelijaequivalent
- Korneliuszhas masculine form
- KornéliaHungarian, Slovak
- Корне́ліяUkrainian
- КорнелияRussian
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People named Kornelia
- Kornelia EnderEast German swimmerborn 1958
- Kornelia GresslerEast German swimmerborn 1970
- Kornelia KubińskaPolish cross-country skierborn 1985
- Kornelia LesiewiczPolish sprinterborn 2003
- Kornelia KunischGerman handball playerborn 1959
- Kornelia FiedkiewiczPolish swimmerborn 2001
- Kornelia ShilungaNamibian politicianborn 1970
- Kornelia BojeGerman actressborn 1942
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