CORNELIUS  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "horn"

Popularity in 2008: #988

As soon as the word corny entered our slanguage, this name was in trouble.

Variations:
Neil, Cornel, Corny, Cornall, Niels, Cornell

International Variations:
Kornel (Czech) Krelis, Cornelis, Kees (Dutch) Corneille (French) Korneliusz (Polish) Cornelio (Spanish)

Cornelius is being discussed in our message boards:

• What are your first thoughts?
• AA, BB, CC, DD...BOYS!
• My first try at a name game
• Whimsical Names
• TTC & hunting for names!

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