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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Cornelius m. Latin Cornelius, the name of a Roman gens, which in turn may be derived from Latin cornu 'a horn'.

The name of a Roman centurion held to be the first Gentile to convert to Christianity, a 2nd C pope and patriarch of Antioch, and a 3rd C pope and saint.

Cornelius is sometimes used as an anglicization of Irish Conchob(h)ar (cf. Connor).

England
English
1529 Cornelys PP-HenV p. 10; 1530 Cornelys ibid. p. 23; 1582 Cornellis StAnthonlin p. 29; 1586 Cornelius DEmar-vol2 p. 13
France
Latin
1378 Cornelio (dat) hanquetvol1 1442
The Netherlands
Dutch
1560 Cornelis MagMiddelburg-1560; 1561 Cornelis ibid.; 1562 Cornelis ibid.; 1563 Cornelis ibid.; 1564 Kornelis ibid.; 1565 Kornelis ibid.; 1566 Kornelis ibid.; 1567 Cornelis ibid., Kornelis ibid.; 1568 Cornelis ibid., Kornelis ibid.; 1569 Cornelis ibid., Kornelis ibid.; 1570 Kornelis ibid.; 1571 Kornelis ibid.; 1572 Kornelis ibid.; 1573 Cornelis ibid.; 1574 Cornelis ibid.; 1575 Cornelis ibid.; 1576 Cornelis ibid.; 1577 Cornelis ibid.
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