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Cornelia

In Ancient Rome, Cornelia was the name of the women born in all the branches of the Cornelii family. Women's names were their father's gens and cognomen declined in the female form. Famous Cornelias include:

Cornelia Africana, mother of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
Cornelia Cinna Minor, wike of Julius Caesar
Cornelia Metella, wife of Pompey

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