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Kornelius

Kornelius is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
East Frisia, Austria, Germany
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Kornelius

If you do not know Kornelius’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kornelius,” in English, “Guten Tag Kornelius,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kornelius,

German

Guten Tag Kornelius,

French

Bonjour Kornelius,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kornelius:

Chinese

Kornelius您好：

Japanese

Kornelius様

English

Hi Kornelius,

German

Hi Kornelius,

French

Salut Kornelius,

Spanish

Hola Kornelius,

Chinese

Kornelius你好：

Japanese

Korneliusさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Kornelius by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
East Frisiarareman's name
Austriarareman's name
Germanyrareman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Kornelius a male or female name?

Kornelius is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Kornelius in an email?

If you do not know Kornelius’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kornelius,” in English, “Guten Tag Kornelius,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Kornelius a unisex name?

Kornelius is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

HeinzMaleAnjaFemaleWilhelmMaleHorstMaleGertrudFemaleWilfriedMaleTheodorMaleHeikoMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kornelius a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kornelius. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kornelius,
  title  = {Is Kornelius a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kornelius},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}