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Cornelius

Syllables: Cor·ne·liusUK/kɔːˈniːlɪəs/US/kɔɹˈniliəs/

Cornelius proper noun: a male given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Cornelius

  1. A male given name from Latin.
    • 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 10:1-2
    • The intern will not call me 'Cornelius―(in fact, that dowdy old name isn't my actual name nor, at the present time, my nom de guerre)―but 'Dr. Hinton*―or 'sir'―will do.2014, Joyce Carol Oates, Carthage, Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 213

Cornelius meaning in Telugu, Tagalog and Vietnamese

Cornelius in Telugu

male given name
కొర్నేలీ kornēlī

Cornelius in Tagalog

male given name
Cornelio

Cornelius in Vietnamese

male given name
Côrnêliô

Origin of Cornelius

Borrowed from Latin Cornēlius.

Phrases with Cornelius

Questions about Cornelius

What does Cornelius mean?
Cornelius means a male given name from Latin.
What is Cornelius in Telugu?
Cornelius in Telugu is కొర్నేలీ (kornēlī). See Cornelius meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Cornelius?
Cornelius is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cornelius?
Cornelius is pronounced /kɔɹˈniliəs/ (US).

Words near Cornelius in the dictionary

  1. cornelian cherry
  2. cornelians
  3. Cornelison
  4. Cornelisons
  5. Corneliszoon
  6. Cornelius
  7. Cornelius keg
  8. Cornelius kegs
  9. Cornell
  10. Cornell box
  11. Cornell notes

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