Cornell

British from Latin, or Anglicized form of French
"corner or crow"

Cornell Origin and Meaning

The name Cornell is a boy's name meaning "corner or crow".

This name has not one but two impressive cultural connections: collage artist Joseph Cornell and photographer Cornell Capa--not to mention Cornell University.

# 961 in the US

Cornell Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Cornell

  • Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. aka Nelly
    American rapper
  • Cornell George Hopley
    Woolrich, American crime novelist
  • Cornell Luther Dupree
    American jazz and R&B guitarist
  • Cornell Belcher
    American political commentator
  • Cornell Capa
    Hungarian,American photographer
  • Ezra Cornell
    American founder of Cornell University
  • Eric Allin Cornell
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Chris Cornell
    lead singer for American rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave

Cornell in Pop Culture

  • Cornell University
    Ivy League college in Ithaca, New York
  • Cornell notes
    a popular note,taking system
  • Cornell Scipio
    character from TV series "Alphas"