Given name
Corneliu
Corneliu is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Romanian.
Original LatinCornelius
Meaning & origin
Corneliu’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Corneliu has a short form in Cornel. In Romanian usage, Corneliu has a conventional equivalent in the English form Cornelius. In Romanian usage, Corneliu was borrowed from the Latin form Cornelius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Corneliu has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Corneliu comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Corneliu
- Corneliu Zelea CodreanuRomanian fascist politician; leader of the Iron Guard between 1927–1938 (1899–1938)
- Corneliu BabaRomanian painter (1906-1997)
- Corneliu Vadim TudorRomanian politician and writer (1949–2015)
- Corneliu Porumboiufilm directorborn 1975
- Corneliu MănescuRomanian politician (1916-2000)
- Corneliu RobeRomanian footballer (1908-1969)
- Corneliu PapurăRomanian footballerborn 1973
- Corneliu IonRomanian sport shooterborn 1951
- Corneliu CoposuRomanian politician (1914–1995)
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