Cornelius

[ kawr-neel-yuhs, -nee-lee-uhs; German kawr-ney-lee-oos ]

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.
2. Pe·ter von [pey, -t, uh, r, f, uh, n], 1783–1867, German painter.
3. a male given name: from a Roman family name.

Example Sentences

He played Cornelius Hackl opposite Midler in the titular role.

From BBC

Johnson’s co-conspirator, Cornelius Smith — who admitted to being one of the gunmen in the killing — testified that he and Johnson were hired to kill Thornton.

From Los Angeles Times

Another speaker, Allison Black Cornelius, who said she was “a conservative Republican,” focused on what seemed to make this issue explode: the silence.

From Salon

“When you wait this long,” said Cornelius, “it puts this person in this black cloud.”

From Salon

Trent Cornelius, who runs athletics in LAUSD, and Kirsten Farrell, the district’s athletic training coordinator, have declined to comment.

From Los Angeles Times