Cornelius
/kɔɹ.ˈnil.i.əs/ (American), /kɔː.ˈniː.ljəs/ (British)
Four syllables. Costs accordingly.
Butlerbutlerowl3 syllables2 tokens
Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
ORIGIN
Ancient Roman, English, Biblical (also Dutch, German)
MEANING
Roman family name that possibly derives from Latin cornu …
POPULARITY
#2,150 for human boys, 2024
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
49 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
Roman family name that possibly derives from Latin cornu meaning 'horn'. In Acts in the New Testament Cornelius is a centurion who is directed by an angel to seek Peter. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
Four syllables. Costs accordingly.
Popularity
Among human babies, Cornelius peaked in 1882 at 130th for boys. In 2024 it ranked 2150th, given to 68 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 49 dog licences in New York City, ranked 2,107th among dogs there, and on 1 in Seattle.
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