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English
Proper noun
Nelia
- A female given name
Anagrams
- linea, Alien, laine, elain, anile, Aline, alien, liane, Eilan, Elian, Elina, aline, A-line, Elain
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νήλεια (Nḗleia).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nēlia f sg (genitive Nēliae); first declension
- A town of Thessaly situated near Iolcus
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Nelia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Norwegian
Etymology
Short form of Kornelia.
Proper noun
Nelia
- (rare) a female given name