Corneille

See also: corneille

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cornēlius. Alternatively from Breton Kornéli.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ.nɛj/
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Proper noun

Corneille m

  1. a male given name from Latin or Breton, equivalent to English Cornelius
  2. a French surname
    Pierre Corneille, b. 1606

References
  1. Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, pp. 65-66

Further reading
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