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Can anyone tell me if the two names Cornelias Alphonse(s) Male and first names I assume, belong to any particular region of the world ? It was a great change to see these names among all the William, John and Henry"s( Montgomery ) family ancestors I am looking through. Can you help?
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Cornelias could be a form Cornelius in which case it could be latin and mean horn.
Alphonse could be French or Germanic... meaning noble and ready. It is also a derivative of Adalfuns.
Generally googling the name followed by origin brings up quite a bit.
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i should alfonse would be spanish as in alfonso. but i think it could be a women's name form the latin countries.Comment
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Could also be dutch - from about 1811 they used latin forms of names (I think it had something to do with Napoleon, but might be wrong). I have a lot of Cornelius/Cornelis in my family, and at least one Alphons. Is the surname any clue?
Sorry, just saw that they were Montgomery.Linda
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As both these names are the names of roman Catholic saints, that is where they originate, i.e. in any Roman Catholic country in the world.
In other words, a religious significance, not a geographical one.
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On the other hand I have a Cornelius in the rabidly non-conformist Yorkshire branch of my family - I assume the parents just liked the name.Originally posted by Olde Crone Holden View PostComment
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Lindsay
Yes, I have a few noncon Cornelius, but the combination of names, and written in Latin, is definitely a Roman Catholic indicator. Anglican Nonconformists never used Latin to record names.
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Many thanks to you all for this information, I can get a new slant on my research with this mix of ideas. Again I am realy blown away with your responses THANK YOU take care and have a great New YearComment
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