Nelia is a feminine given name. It originated as a short form of Cornelia or Kornelia. https://www.behindthename.com/name/nelia/submitted Women Nélia Barbosa (born 1998), French paracanoeist Nelia Martins (born 1998), East Timorese Olympic middle distance runner Nelia Penman (1915-2017), British politician and barrister Nelia Sancho (1951-2022), Filipina women's rights activist and beauty queen References