Cornelius

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Related terms 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

An old Roman gens name, possibly related to the Latin word cornu (horn). Name of early Christian saints with a medieval cult in the Low Countries.

• Cornelius has been used as an anglicization of Conchobhar in Ireland.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Cornelius

Plural -

Cornelius

1. A male given name, rather rare in English.
2. (Biblical) A centurion converted by Peter (Acts 10).

[edit] Quotations

• 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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• feminine form: Cornelia

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceilnorsu
• inclosure
• reclusion