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Meaning and origin
Cornelius is a Roman boy name. The meaning of the name is `Horn`.


Where is it used?
The name Cornelius is mainly used in Ancient Roman, English, German and in the bible.

It is an abbreviated form of
Nicholas, used in English and in French.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Cornel (In Romanian)
Cornélio (In Portuguese)
Kornel (In Polish and in Czech)
Kornél (In Hungarian)
Cornell (In English)
Cornelis (In Dutch)


If it's too long people might use
In Danish and in Dutch: Niels


For the opposite sex use:
In English, Italian, German, Dutch and in Ancient Roman: Cornelia (F)


See also
In Polish: Kornelia
In Hungarian: Kornélia
In Dutch: Cees
In Dutch: Cokkie
In Dutch: Kees (M)


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Old English) Horn (German) Horn

More `Cornelius` links
Cornelius as abbreviation
Actors named Cornelius
Cornelius in the encyclopedia