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Name Cornelius

Origin:From a Latin word for hornTools:

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About the name Cornelius in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:German
Saints:Cornelius
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Cornelis, Kornelius, Cornelia, Cornélie, Cornelio, Korneliusz     Details
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About Cornelius/Cornelia, the group of names with the same origin as Cornelius

Language of origin:Latin
Info about origin, male:from a Roman family name that possibly derives from the word cornu (horn)
 known from Saint Cornelius, pope from 251 to 253 AD
Words:cornu = the horn  Latin
Topics:Roman family name
Variants' top ranks:28:Nele Düsseldorf 2019,  30:Kornél Hungary 2022,  30:Kornelia Warsaw 2016,  42:Cornelia Switzerland 2013,  62:Connie USA 1960-1969,  78:Cornelis Netherlands 2008,  182:Nelia Norway 2022,  193:Cornelius Norway 2012,  199:Kornelius Norway 2020,  532:Cornel Switzerland 1997
Old/original forms:Cornelius Latin
Name variants:Conni, Connie, Conny, Cornela, Cornelia, Cornélie, Cornell, Kornelia, Nele, Nelia, Nelli, Corneille, Cornel, Cornelio, Cornelis, Cornelius, Cornell, Kornel, Kornél, Kornelius, Korneliusz, Neel   Sortable list   Details
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Popularity lists that contain the name Cornelius

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NorwayGraph2013 197,  2012 193
USA decadesGraph1990-1999 565,  1980-1989 409
USA yearlyGraph2008 987,  2007 981,  2006 927,  2005 987,  2004 969,  2003 788,  2002 865,  2001 867,  2000 788,  1999 714,  1998 702,  1997 710,  1996 673,  1995 642,  1994 629,  1993 590
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