Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇳🇴 Kornelius
/kor · NAY · lee · us/
Meaning
“Latin Cornelius”
Latin Cornelius, from the Roman gens Cornelia, possibly rooted in 'cornu' meaning horn, a symbol of strength and plenty.
Nicknames
korn · neil
Vibe
strongelegant
How it ages.
Feels weightily antique; appeals to parents seeking something genuinely rare rather than merely unusual.
The cultural moment.
Occasionally used in Germany and Scandinavia; never mainstream, steady at low frequencies since the 1990s.