Cornelius

American  

[kawr-neel-yuhs, -nee-lee-uhs, kawr-ney-lee-oos] / kɔrˈnil yəs, -ˈni li əs, kɔrˈneɪ liˌʊs /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.

2. Peter von 1783–1867, German painter.

3. a male given name: from a Roman family name.

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Example Sentences

She later had a “vision” of a Manhattan brownstone and was soon living in one thanks to Cornelius Vanderbilt.

From The Wall Street Journal

With John Souttar and Derek Cornelius injured, Djigi was paired with Emmanuel Fernandez, with the former ultimately costing Rangers a vital win.

From BBC

The “one of a kind” estate in Cornelius, N.C., has just sped onto the market for $3.4 million, 25 years after it last changed hands.

From MarketWatch

Cornelius Agoye, who ran Pharma Aesthetics London in Rainham, east London, was recorded supplying licensed Botox to an undercover BBC researcher posing as a beautician, and explaining how to falsify paperwork to make it appear legitimate.

From BBC

Cornelius said the challenge will be finding additional coaches at the middle school level.

From Los Angeles Times