Cornell as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cornell

What is the meaning of the name Cornell ?

The baby name Cornell is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced kor-NELL (IPA: /kɔrˈnɛl/).

Cornell is English in Origin.

Cornell is an English given name and surname. As a forename, it most often represents a contracted or Anglicized form of Cornelius, from Latin cornu "horn," though it can also arise from the English surname Cornell, itself linked to place-names such as Cornwell or Cornhill. Thus its meanings range from "horn" (via Cornelius) to "from Cornwell/Cornhill" in the surname-derived sense.

The name entered steady American use in the late 19th century, buoyed by the era's fashion for surnames as first names and by the visibility of Cornell University (founded 1865). It saw mid-20th-century prominence through figures like crime novelist Cornell Woolrich, guitarist Cornell Dupree, and NFL player Cornell Green, and remains especially familiar in African-American communities. Variants and cognates include Cornel, Kornel/Kornél, Kornelius, Cornelis, Cornelio/Cornélio; feminine counterpart Cornelia; and nicknames Cory, Con, or Neil.