Cornelius

If I was born with this name, I would eventually legally change it to Corey, and Corey is much more fitting than Cornelius.

Omg this name is terrible and ugly. Throw the whole name away.

Yuck. Simply yuck. What a stupid name. This is the most awful name I have ever heard. It is even worse than the Aiden names.

Strong! This needs to come back into style.

Powerful and strong sounding name. I kind of like it.

Old and retched.

Not for humans.

This sounds like the most quintessentially Dutch name that you could give to a boy.

My maiden name is Cornelius. My grandpa Cornelius came to the U.S. with his parents and siblings, from Belgium at the age of 4. Our name was originally spelled Cornelis, but was written as Cornelius when they came through Ellis Island. Being non-English speakers, my great-grandparents didn't protest; thus our name was officially changed. They ended up in Dugger, Indiana.

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There has always been a sense of great pride and interest in our name. These were further fueled by my aunt's extensive genealogical research... most of which was done pre-internet. When she passed, her will listed me as the recipient of all her research. This is worth more than any monetary gift!

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My great-grandma's maiden name was Descente. A local Latin teacher said both of these last names were Italian. Many first and second names are of Italian derivation. I find this very interesting!

Lovely name. But I prefer it on a female...

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*snicker*

A good name for an old man. But I can't imagine a young child with this name. It sounds way too "elderly".

I wouldn't use it on a child because of the religious connotations, but I still think it's a charming name for a boy of any age.

I adopted a kitten named Cornelius in 1996. We thought we'd call him "Nels" for short, but he already knew his name, so he stayed Cornelius, "Corn", and other nicknames. I came to love the name as I loved my cat. I read in several places that the name means "battle horn". Cornelius died this week, but the new kitten we adopted in June is named Cornelia Rose, after him. We call her "Nell". I think Cornelia is a beautiful name!

Sometimes after knowing someone with a name, it changes your impression of that name. This is one of those names for me. My first impression was cool name, but not on a real person. But after knowing a boy named Cornelius, I must say I really like the name! Very pleasing to say/sounding, great meaning/story behind it too! The Cornelius I know does not go by any nicknames, but I could see Neil as a clever little nickname.

This name is out of fashion and ancient. Kinda reminds me of a slang "corny", corns, and vomit. If you're deciding to give your son this name, have mercy! Name him something else cleaner like Claudius instead!

It's a family name of mine. My great grandfather was Cornelius, my grandfather's middle name is Cornelius, and so is mine. I love it, not because it's particularly nice, but it's cool to not have a middle name like James or John, and it's cool in a retro vintage way.