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Cornelius

boy name · Latin origin · 4 syllables

Meaning

meaning uncertain (Roman family name, possibly 'horn')

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cornelius peaked in the 1890s.

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