Cornelia

[ kawr-neel-yuh ]

noun

1. flourished 2nd century b.c., Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
2. flourished 1st century b.c., first wife of Julius Caesar 83–67?. Compare Calpurnia, Pompeia.
3. a female given name.

Example Sentences

The nominees—Cornelia Pillard, David Frederick, and Patricia Ann Millett—are qualified, capable candidates for judicial service.

From The Daily Beast

I find myself chained to the foot of a woman, my noble Cornelia would despise!

From Project Gutenberg

Instinctively with his first yawny return to consciousness he reached back under his pillow for Cornelia's letter.

From Project Gutenberg

Instantly from Stanton's mind vanished every conceivable sad thought concerning Cornelia.

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More and more Cornelia's infrequent letters suggested exquisitely painted empty dishes offered to a starving person.

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Oh, Stanton, I say, it isn't the ghost of the things that are dead that will ever come between you and Cornelia.

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