53%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. kawr-NEHL [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that was derived from the given name Cornelius. PopularityDetails Last ranked #963 in 1990 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class urban strong refined strange serious nerdy Categories black history, Castlevania characters, colleges or universities, currently out of the US top 1000, Sims 3 characters, surnames, The Four Hundred members, Ys characters