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I love Cornelia and Cornelius, and no, they never make me think of corn, although at this point I've heard that so many times, the names make me think of how they make other people think of corn.

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I think I came to love Cornelius first, because it's Neely Nolan's full name in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, so he's a lovable character from my tied-for-favorite book. Everyone loves Cordelia (I mean, not everyone, but a lot of name nerds do), and although Cordelia is pretty-sounding, it makes me think of Lear's daughter, and she makes me mad. I like Cornelia better because it's softer-sounding to me, and I associate it with cornflower blue. It's also Blair Waldorf's middle name on Gossip Girl, and she's fun.

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