Cornelius
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kɔːˈniːlɪəs//
- United States//kɔɹˈniliəs//
A male given name from Latin.
proper noun
- 1
A male given name from Latin.
There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
The intern will not call me 'Cornelius―(in fact, that dowdy old name isn't my actual name nor, at the present time, my nom de guerre)―but 'Dr. Hinton*―or 'sir'―will do.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cornēlius.