Celeste - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Celeste \ce-les-te, cel(e)-ste\ is pronounced seh-LEST. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "heavenly". Anglicized form of Céleste (French), from Caelestis, a popular name among early Christians. The name may be associated with Queen Celeste, wife of Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff's children's book character Babar, the Elephant. Actress Celeste Holm; casting agent Celestia Fox.

Celeste has 39 variant forms: Cela, Celesse, Celesta, Celestena, Celestene, Celestia, Celestiel, Celestijna, Celestina, Celestine, Celestyna, Celestyne, Celia, Celie, Celina, Celinda, Celine, Celinka, Celisse, Celka, Celleste, Celyna, Saleste, Salestia, Seleste, Selestia, Selestina, Selestine, Selestyna, Selestyne, Silesta, Silestena, Silestia, Silestijna, Silestina, Silestyna, Silestyne, Tina and Tinka.

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