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'''Cornelius''' is a name of [[Latin language|Latin]] origin. Originally a [[gens]], it eventually became a male given name. People, places and things named Cornelius include: |
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'''Cornelius''' is a Roman family name and a masculine given name. It could be derived from Latin ''cornu'' "horn".<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/c/origin-and-meaning-of-cornelius.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Cornelius]</ref> People, places and things named Cornelius include: |
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==People== |
==People== |
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* [[Cornelius the cornflakes rooster]] Male that flakes at get togethers Ex. Renato |
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* [[Cornelius (gens)]] (fem. Cornelia), the nomen of the patrician gens Cornelia, one of the important families of Ancient Rome |
* [[Cornelius (gens)]] (fem. Cornelia), the nomen of the patrician gens Cornelia, one of the important families of Ancient Rome |
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* [[Carter Cornelius]], musician who was a member of [[Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose]] |
* [[Carter Cornelius]], musician who was a member of [[Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose]] |
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* [[Cornelius kegs]] |
* [[Cornelius kegs]] |
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* [[Cornelius Low House]], a Georgian manor in New Jersey |
* [[Cornelius Low House]], a Georgian manor in New Jersey |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 04:42, 2 May 2009
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Word/name | Latin |
Cornelius is a Roman family name and a masculine given name. It could be derived from Latin cornu "horn".[1] People, places and things named Cornelius include:
People
Surname
- Cornelius (gens) (fem. Cornelia), the nomen of the patrician gens Cornelia, one of the important families of Ancient Rome
- Carter Cornelius, musician who was a member of Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- Catherine Cornelius, American educator
- Don Cornelius, the creator and first host of Soul Train
- Peter Cornelius, German composer
- Peter Cornelius (photographer), German photographer
- Peter von Cornelius, German painter
- Thomas R. Cornelius, namesake of Cornelius, Oregon
Given name
- Corneille (singer), stage name of Cornelius Nyungura, German-born Québécois rhythm and blues singer
- Cornelius (musician), the pseudonym of Japanese recording artist and producer Keigo Oyamada
- Cornelius Boza Edwards, junior lightweight boxing champion
- Cornelius Burges, English minister
- Cornelius the Centurion, considered by Christians to be the first Gentile converted
- Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek-French astronomer, philosopher
- Cornelius P. Comegys, American farmer and politician
- Cornelius Fuscus, prefect of the Praetorian Guard
- Cornelius Hardy, Australian convict
- Cornelius Henry, Canadian cricket player
- Cornelius Jakhelln, Norwegian musician
- Cornelius Cooper Johnson, African-American high jump athlete
- Cornelius Lysaght, horse racing correspondent
- Cornelius Nepos, Gaulician historian
- Cornelius Pot, Dutch football coach; currently assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Cornelius Vanderbilt, American industrialist
- Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish troubadour, composer and poet
- Cornelius Wiebe, Canadian physician and politician
- Pope Cornelius, Pope from AD 251 to 253
- St. Cornelius (disambiguation)
Middle name
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German magician, occult writer, astrologer, and alchemist
Fictional people
- Abraham Cornelius, a scientist involved in the Weapon X project in X-Men comics
- Doctor Cornelius, a tutor to Caspian in C.S. Lewis novel Prince Caspian
- Jerry Cornelius, a fictional creation of Michael Moorcock
- John Cornelius, a fictional character in the short-lived BBC TV series Virtual Murder
- Yukon Cornelius (voiced by Larry D. Mann) - a prospector who leads the audience to believe that he's searching for either gold or silver in Rudolph the "Red Nosed Reindeer" seasonal cartoon.
- Cornelius (Planet of the Apes), a character from the Planet of the Apes movie series
- Cornelius Coot, a fictional character in the Scrooge McDuck universe
- Cornelius Fudge, character from the Harry Potter series
- Cornelius "Cory" Matthews, the main character of Boy Meets World
- Cornelius "Neeley" Nolan, a fictional character from the Betty Smith novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Cornelius Stirk, a character in the DC Universe
- Cornelius Rooster, mascot for Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal
- Cornelius Filmore, character on Filmore
Music
- Cornelius, Keigo Oyamada of Flipper's Guitar
- Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, a soul music group whose members included Billie Jo Cornelius, Carter Cornelius, Eddie Cornelius and Rose Cornelius
Place names
In the United States:
Other uses
- Cornelius kegs
- Cornelius Low House, a Georgian manor in New Jersey