Meaning of the nameCornélia
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cor-né-li-a
Cornélia is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Cornélio, a Roman family name possibly linked to Latin cornu, 'horn'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Cornélio, a Roman family name possibly linked to Latin cornu, 'horn'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cornelia · Behind the Name: Cornelius
- People (2022)
- 998
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,302
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,363
- people
Cornélia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cornélia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (239 people).
991 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Cornélia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cornélia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 194 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 173 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 54 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cornélia
Cornélia is the feminine form of Cornélio, from Latin Cornelius, a Roman family name. Behind the Name indicates that Cornelius possibly derives from Latin cornu, 'horn'. Cornélia came into Portuguese as a learned borrowing from Latin Cornelia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 998 people named Cornélia, with a median age of 65. It is almost always female and is concentrated in the 1940s through the 1960s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cornélia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Cornélio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cornelia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Cornelius · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Cornélia
What does the name Cornélia mean?
Cornélia means “feminine form of Cornélio, a Roman family name possibly linked to Latin cornu, 'horn'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Cornélia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 998 people with the first name Cornélia, which ranks it number 8,302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Cornélia a boy's or a girl's name?
Cornélia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 991 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Cornélia?
Cornélia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cornélia most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Cornélia (194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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