Cornelius

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From Latin Cornelius, an old Roman gens name, possibly related to the Latin word cornu (horn).

Cornelius

A male given name.
(biblical) A centurion converted by Peter.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Acts 10:1-2
  
  There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Name of early Christian saints with a medieval cult in the Low Countries. The name has remained rather rare in English.
Cornelius has been used as an anglicization of Conchobhar in Ireland.

male given name