68%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage German, Dutch, Estonian Pronounced Pron. NEH-lə(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Cornelia. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsCora, Lia, Nelly, Kora(German) Corrie, Corry, Lia, Lieke, Neeltje, Cokkie(Dutch) Masculine FormsCornelius(German) Cornelis, Cornelius, Kerneels(Dutch) Other Languages & CulturesCornelia(Ancient Roman) Korneliya(Bulgarian) Kornelija(Croatian) Kornélie, Nela(Czech) Cornelia(English) Cornélie(French) Kornélia, Nelli(Hungarian) Cornelia(Italian) Kornelia(Polish) Cornelia(Romanian) Kornelija(Serbian) Kornélia(Slovak) User SubmissionsNéle, Nele PopularityDetails Last ranked #92 in 1999 Belgium Last ranked #20 in 2017 Germany People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal natural wholesome refined strange simple nerdy Name DaysName Days? Estonia: November 8 Categories diminutives, feminine forms