How do you pronounce Cornelius?

Cornelius is pronounced kor-NEEL-yuhs.

What is the origin of Cornelius?

Cornelius is of Latin origin, from Roman culture.

Boy name Latin origin Catholic tradition

Cornelius

kor-NEEL-yuhs · 9 letters · 4 syllables

What it means

Horn

Language

Latin

Culture

Roman

Religion

Catholic

Style era

modern

Themes

Roman · saintly

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2150

2024 births68

Peak year1974

First appeared1880

Total US births36,324

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

ConnieNeil

Alternate spellings

Corneilius

In other languages

CornelisKornel

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