SaveMeaning & History
Latinized form of KORE. It was not used as a given name in the English-speaking world until after it was employed by James Fenimore Cooper for a character in his novel 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1826). In some cases it may be a short form of CORDULA, CORINNA or other names beginning with a similar sound.
Related Names
Masculine FormCornelius(German)
Other Languages & CulturesCorinna, Korinna(Ancient Greek) Cornelia(Ancient Roman) Kornelija(Croatian) Kornélie, Nela(Czech) Cornelia, Cokkie, Corrie, Corry, Lia, Lieke, Neeltje, Nele(Dutch) Corinne, Cornélie(French) Korina(Greek) Kornélia(Hungarian) Corinna, Cornelia(Italian) Kornelia(Polish) Corina, Cornelia(Romanian) Kornelija(Serbian) Kornélia(Slovak)
