Meaning A boy's name of English origin, it means "Variant of Cornell: College; name of a town." Origin of Cornel English +-100%Zoom level changed to 1 Popular Middle Names Cooper, DeSean, William Pronunciation 🔊 Listen Cornel Similar Names Cornal Cornall Princeton Dallton Dalten Dayton Denham Collton Keaton Charlton Year by Year Popularity of Cornel