Cecilia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Cecilia \ce-ci-lia\ is pronounced sess-SEEL-yah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "blind one". Feminine form of Cecil. From a Roman clan name Caecilia, feminine of Caecilius. The blind Saint Cecilia was a second or third century virgin martyr known as the patron saint of music. Cecil Rhodes was an industrialist and founder of Rhodesia. See also Celina. Soprano Cecilia Bartoli.

Cecilia has 61 variant forms: C'Ceal, Cecelia, Ceceley, Cecely, Cecil, Cecile, Cecilee, Ceciley, Ceciliane, Cecilie, Cecilija, Cecilla, Cecille, Cecily, Cecilyann, Cecyl, Cecyle, Cecylia, Ceil, Cela, Cele, Celia, Celie, Celli, Cellie, Cesia, Cesya, Cicely, Cicilia, Cicily, Cile, Cilka, Cilia, Cilla, Cilly, Cissie, Kikelia, Kikylia, Sacilia, Sasilia, Sasilie, Seelia, Seelie, Seely, Sesilia, Sessaley, Sesseelya, Sessile, Sessilly, Sessily, Sheila, Sile, Sileas, Sisely, Siselya, Siseel, Sisile, Sisiliya, Sissela, Sissie and Sissy.

For more information, see also related names Silja and Zelia.

Baby names that sound like Cecilia are Sicilia and Sicillia.

Cecilia is a very popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Cecilia. Click here to compare Cecilia with related baby names.