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What does Cornel mean?
Cornel 
as a name for boys has its roots in Latin and French, and the meaning of the name Cornel is "horn". Cornel is an alternate form of Cornelius (Latin): from "cornu". Cornel is also a form of Cornell (French).
Variations
VARIANT Cornall
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CORNELIUS, CORNELL Con, Connie▼, Corneille, Cornelio, Cornelus, Corney, Kornelis
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cornel Khyrie (C.K.), ..
How popular is Cornel?
Cornel is a rare given name for males but a somewhat popular surname for all people (#79958 out of 150436, Top 53%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Cornel was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its top position of #1515 in the U.S. during 1950-1959, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Cornel are Cornelius (#1696 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Con, Connie and Cornell. Usage of these forms of Cornel was common during the years 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #1368) and is now significantly reduced, with forms such as Cornelius becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Cornel is pronounced similarly to Carnell, Carnelle, Kornel and Kornell. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arnel, Borne, Burnel (see Burnell), Carel, Carmel, Carmeli, Carmelo▲, Carne, Carney, Carvel, Conal, Coney, Connal, Connell, Conner▼, Corben, Corbet, Cordell▼, Coree (see Corey), Coren, Corey▼, Corie, Corley, Correy, Cortes, Cortez, Cortney, Coryell, Counsel, Coyne, Darnel, Donnel, Doriel, Dorrel, Jorel, Jorrel, Kordel, Lorne, Lornell (see Lorne), Moriel, Morrel, Norvel, Parnel, Poriel, Ronel, Sorel, Sorrel and Torkel. These names tend to be more frequently used than Cornel.
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