Cornelius
Classic Latin name
Cornelius is a masculine given name of Latin origin, borne by a Roman clan and several early saints.
It has an old-fashioned, formal quality in modern English: Cornelius was my great-grandfather's name.
The name sometimes appears in fiction for characters with a dignified or slightly pompous air.
Of ancient Italy's capital
- centurionRoman army officer
- ActsOfficial laws or scriptures
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
conversion · Latin · masculine · traditional · vintage · classic · formal · aristocratic
American industrial dynasty
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- CommodoreDefunct home computer manufacturer
- magnateWealthy business leader
dynasty · wealth · shipping · industrialist · philanthropy · American · gilded · fortune
Simian-ruled science fiction world
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- archaeologistOne who excavates antiquities
- apeTailless higher primate
- scientistOne who studies nature
primate · rebellion · intelligent · Caesar · trilogy · sequel · character · protagonist
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
baptism · conversion · Latin · masculine · traditional · vintage · classic · formal · aristocratic · distinguished
Vanderbilt
American industrial dynasty
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- CommodoreDefunct home computer manufacturer
magnate · dynasty · wealth · shipping · industrialist · philanthropy · American · gilded · fortune · heir
Planet of the Apes
Simian-ruled science fiction world
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- archaeologistOne who excavates antiquities
- apeTailless higher primate
scientist · primate · rebellion · intelligent · Caesar · trilogy · sequel · character · protagonist · sympathetic
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- German ComposersBach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Wagner
- CarolinasNorth Carolina, Raleigh, Piedmont, Outer Banks, Fayetteville
- Christian ConvertsSaint Paul, Saint Augustine, Augustine, Constantine, Mary Magdalene
- Early Christiansapostles, disciples, apostle, disciple, Paul