Kornilios as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kornilios

What is the meaning of the name Kornilios ?

The baby name Kornilios is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /kɔrˈniːliɒs/; respelling: kor-NEE-lee-os.

Kornilios is Latin in Origin.

Kornilios is the Greek adaptation of the Latin name Cornelius, rendered in Greek as Κορνήλιος. The Latin root is widely linked to cornu, “horn,” giving the name the sense of “horned” or “strong as a horn.” It entered Greek usage through the early Christian tradition: the New Testament centurion Cornelius (Acts 10) is venerated as the first Gentile convert baptized by the Apostle Peter, and Pope Saint Cornelius (3rd century) further cemented the name’s prestige. In Greece it remains uncommon but familiar within Orthodox contexts.

Variants include Cornelius (Latin, English, German), Cornelis and Corneel (Dutch), Corneille (French), Cornelio (Italian and Spanish), Cornélio (Portuguese), Corneliu (Romanian), Kornél (Hungarian), Kornelijus (Lithuanian), Kornēlijs (Latvian), Kornelius (Scandinavian), and Kornelije (Serbian). Alternate Greek/romanized forms are Kornelios and Kornelios/Kornilios. Related feminine forms appear as Kornilia or Cornelia across languages.

⚙ Kornilios is exceptionally rare. Across 2 countries, we found just 6 recorded uses of it.