Kornel \k(o)-rnel, kor-nel\ as a boy's name. Variant of Cornelius (Latin) "like a horn". From a Latin clan name, and often used during the Roman Empire. Painter Kees Van Dongen.

Kornel has 4 variant forms: Kees, Kornelisz, Kornelius and Kornell.

Baby names that sound like Kornel are Cornel, Kornelis and Cornell.