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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.

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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.

Charting: Cornelius

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Cornelius
18801920196020002024471941peak 1882 · #130
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.

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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