Celia - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Celia \

is pronounced SEEL-yah. It is of Latin origin. From Caelia, feminine form of the old Roman family name Caelius, possibly meaning "heaven". Sometimes also used as a short form of Cecilia. The name was not used in the Middle Ages, and was introduced to the English-speaking world as the name of a character in Shakespeare's "As You Like It". Made popular in the 1940s by actress Celia Johnson.

Celia has 3 variant forms: Ceil, Cele and Celie.

For more information, see also related names Celina, Cilia, Selena, Sheila and Celeste.

Baby names that sound like Celia are Cela, Selia and Zelia.

Celia is a very common first name for women (#371 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#29207 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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