The name of a minor Biblical character, 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. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Cornelie.
In Ireland, Cornelius is sometimes used as an anglicization of Irish Conchob(h)ar (cf. Connor).
- Belgium
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- Middle Dutch
- ● 1336 Cornelise (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 32
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Cornelis BoonenGes p. 320
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Cornelius KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1551 Cornelius (nom) StMartF p. 57
- Dutch
- ● 1523 Cornelis AuFr Evertsz,
Cornelius ibid. Evertsz;
1571 Cornelis ibid. Broon;
1578 Cornelis ibid. Dregge;
1584 Cornelis ibid. Coppens;
1585 Cornelis ibid. Beauventre;
1586 Cornelis ibid. Baert;
1587 Cornelis ibid. Coppens;
1588 Cornelis ibid. Cornelisz;
1589 Cornelis ibid. Baert;
1590 Cornelis ibid. Dregghe,
Cornelius ibid. Aernouts;
1591 Cornelis ibid. Baert;
1592 Cornelis ibid. Cornelis;
1593 Cornelis ibid. Geerart;
1594 Cornelis ibid. Baert;
1595 Cornelis ibid. Coorens;
1596 Cornelis ibid. Baert;
1597 Cornelis ibid. Cornet;
1598 Cornelis ibid. Aertsz;
1599 Cornelis ibid. Baerts
- Early Modern English
- ● 1481 Cornelis HHB1481-90 p. 13,
Cornelys ibid. p. 7;
1529 Cornelys PP-HenV p. 10;
1530 Cornelys ibid. p. 23;
1582 Cornellis StAnthonlin p. 29;
1586 Cornelius DEmar-vol2 p. 13
- Walloon
- ● 1590 Corneille RWC p. 14;
1591 Cornille ibid. p. 18;
1592 Cornille ibid. p. 21;
1593 Cornille ibid. p. 27;
1593/4 Cornille ibid. p. 31
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1592 Nellies Tiik1977 p. 285,
Nellius ibid. p. 285
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1378 Cornelio (dat) hanquetvol1 1442
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● 1482 Cornelio (abl) RegOct 415
- Early Modern English
- ● 1539/40 Cornelius Fiants-1 105;
1539 Cornell ibid. 78
- Italy
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- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Cornelio LeoX p. 14
- Latvia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1514 Karnelius Mettig1892 p. 7;
1518 Karnelius ibid. p. 7
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1594 Cornelii (gen) NHG-Middelburg p. 40
- 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.,
NHG-Middelburg p. 69;
1575 Cornelis MagMiddelburg-1560;
1576 Cornelis ibid.;
1577 Cornelis ibid.;
1578 Cornelis ibid.;
1579 Cornelis (gen) NHG-Middelburg p. 40,
MagMiddelburg-1560;
1580 Cornelis ibid.;
1581 Cornelis ibid.;
1582 Cornelis ibid.,
Kornelis ibid.;
1583 Cornelis ibid.;
1584 Cornelis ibid.;
1585 Kornelis ibid.;
1586 Cornelis ibid.;
1587 Kornelis ibid.;
1588 Cornelis ibid.;
1589 Cornelis ibid.;
1591 Cornelis ibid.;
1592 Cornelis ibid.;
1593 Cornelis ibid.;
1594 Cornelis ibid.;
1595 Cornelis ibid.;
1596 Cornelis ibid.;
1597 Cornelis ibid.;
1598 Cornelis ibid.;
1599 Cornelis ibid.
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Cornelius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Cornelius.