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

Cornelia Powers is a writer who is working on a book about the golfer Bessie Anthony, her great-great-grandmother.

From Los Angeles Times

Liverpool's Cornelia Kapocs's "incredible" strike puts the Reds 1-0 up against Tottenham during their WSL clash at the Gaughan Group Stadium.

From BBC

Evans is Reds boss Matt Beard's third signing of the summer after Canada midfielder Olivia Smith and Swedish forward Cornelia Kapocs.

From BBC

“Quality will be a guarantee, not a gamble,” said Andrew Cornelia, head of Mercedes-Benz’s charger arm.

From Los Angeles Times

“Oh, come see the fishes, Cornelia. So colorful and so much easier to take care of than a hamster,” Mama might say.

From Literature