Baby name

FADING BOY · LATIN
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Cornelio

/kor · NEH · lee · oh/


“Horn”

Latin masculine name from Cornelius, the Roman family name; Saint Cornelius was a 3rd-century pope who defined doctrine on the readmission of lapsed Christians.

cornel

strongelegant

How it ages.

Classical and serious; never fashionable enough to date, ages with Roman gravitas.

The cultural moment.

Steady but rare in Italy, Spain, and Brazil throughout the 20th century.