Cornelia
Americannoun
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flourished 2nd century b.c., Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
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flourished 1st century b.c., first wife of Julius Caesar 83–67?.
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a female given name.
Example Sentences
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Cornelia, writing to her mother, “tried to explain what Bohemian meant, and what Bohemia was.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ludlow and Cornelia are the young lovers whom William Dean Howells brings together in a novel set amid the art schools, boardinghouses, drawing rooms and artists’ studios of late-19th-century New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Among the hotspots Thursday were the "Bus Stop Cafe" in the West Village, which Swift is known to have visited, and nearby Cornelia Street which lends its name to the hit song.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
In 2023, the comedian and actor married creative executive Jennifer Herrera and adopted her young daughter, Cornelia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Buttercup cornered Cornelia one morning at the blacksmith’s and asked about the silence.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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