Cornelius (name)

Cornelius
GenderMale
LanguageEuropean
Other gender
FeminineCornelia
Origin
LanguageLatin
Word/nameCornēlius (Latin)
MeaningUnknown
Region of originEurope
Other names
NicknamesCor, Corrie, Con, Connie
Related namesCornelis, Cornelio, Corneliu

Cornelius is an originally Roman masculine name. Its derivation is uncertain but is suspected to be from the Latin cornu, "horn". In Ireland it was used as an anglicization of the name Connor.