Behind the Name: Comments for the name Cornelis

Comments for CORNELIS:

Cornelis is used in Sweden too. A very famous and popular singer/songwriter in Sweden was named Cornelis Vreeswijk (nickname Kees). He was originally from the Netherlands.

-- Ylva 10/28/2005

Pronounce it as: Core-nay-lis.

-- Anonymous User 11/20/2005

Australian Olympic hurdler Jana Pittman has named her son Cornelis.

-- bschoer10 12/14/2006

Cornelis is what the C stands for in M. C. Escher, a Dutch graphic artist famous for impossible constructions and works of architecture and tessellations.

Two of his most famous works are "Relativity" and "Hand with Reflecting Sphere".

-- Aqua 4/6/2007

Cornelis Anthonisz (1505-1553) was a Netherlandish printmaker, painter and cartographer.

-- Anonymous User 8/18/2011

Cornelis (Sotte Cleef) van Cleve (or van Cleef ) (born 1520 in Anvers, died 1567) was a Netherlandish painter.

-- Anonymous User 1/31/2012

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