Cornelis
Latin
"horn"
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Updated Mon Apr 27 2026
Cornelis Origin and Meaning
Variation of Cornelius
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Cornelis Rank in US Top 1000
Popularity of the name Cornelis
- 127Netherlands2015
Famous People Named Cornelis
- Cornelis Johannes van HoutenDutch astronomer
- Cornelis VreeswijkDutch singer,songwriter
- Cornelis de BieDutch playwright and biographer
- Cornelis Jacobszoon DrebbelDutch builder of the first navigable submarine
- Sir Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp1st Baronet, Dutch naval officer
- Cornelis Corneliszoon van HaarlemDutch Golden Age painter
- Cornelis de WittDutch politician
- Cornelis Janssens van CeulenDutch,English painter
- Cornelis Arie "Kees" Verkerkformer Dutch speed skater
- Maurits Cornelis "M.C." EscherDutch graphic artist
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