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Cornell

cor·nell

US/kɔˈrnɛl/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)

2.

United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)

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Origin

From Cornwall, spelling conflated with the Latin family name Cornelius.

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