Details for the forename Cornelius

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Cornelius (male)


Variants:	Corneille (M) Cornelis (M) Cornell (M) Kornel (M) Korneliusz (M) Kornell (M)
Diminutive(s):	Conl (M) Corn (M) Cors (M)
Pet Name(s):	Con (M) Connie (M) Corney (M) Cornie (M) Corny (M) Corrie (M) Curley (M) Curly (M) Nealy (M) Neil (M) Neily (M)
Derivative(s):	Niels (M)
Feminine form:	Cornelia (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and German. The origin is from a Roman family name, possibly from Latin "horn"; NT Acts 10:1-22. There are many pet names for Cornelius [see above] which sometimes appear in official records.