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Around the world, Cornell (Cornell , קורנל , Корнелл ) is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female given name. The forename Cornell is habitual in Jamaica, where it is quite a rare boy's name, the United States, and Israel, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, South Africa, and Germany. More frequently, Cornell is the last name as well as the forename.
Cornell is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cottonmouth (Cornell Cottonmouth) , the comics character, Luke Cage.