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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cornēlius. Alternatively from Breton Kornéli.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Corneille m
- a male given name from Latin or Breton, equivalent to English Cornelius
- a French surname
- Pierre Corneille, b. 1606
References
- ^ Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, pp. 65-66
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