Corneal
Meaning
"of the Cornelius family"
Origin: Latin
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #29,629
- Total SSA Count
- 5
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Corn, Neal, Neil
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"of the Cornelius family"
Origin: Latin
"precious gemstone"
Origin: Sanskrit
Opal is more popular, ranked #449 vs #29629 for Corneal.
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Opal is more popular, ranked #449 compared to Corneal at #29629 in the United States.
Corneal means "of the Cornelius family" (Latin origin). Opal means "precious gemstone" (Sanskrit origin).
Corneal is primarily a boy name. Opal is primarily a girl name.