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.
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In 2023, the comedian and actor married creative executive Jennifer Herrera and adopted her young daughter, Cornelia.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Lucy Shuker and Cornelia Oosthuizen - Britain's leading two women - also received wildcards, as did Greg Slade to join fellow 2024 Paralympic silver medallist Andy Lapthorne in the quad wheelchair draw.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
Giovanni, born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr., used her voice as a poet to address issues of Black identity and Black liberation.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
Cornelia Powers is a writer who is working on a book about the golfer Bessie Anthony, her great-great-grandmother.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024
With that, Cornelia fled, but Buttercup understood; she knew who “them” was.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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