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What does Zelia mean?
Zelia 
as a girls' name. Possibly from Solenne (French) "solemn", a saint's name. Also possibly (Greek) "zeal, envy" or a variant of Cecilia (Latin) "blind". Uncommon.
ENDS WITH -elia
Variations
VARIANTS Zalia, Zailie, Zaylia, Zele, Zelene, Zelie, Zelina, Zeline, Zelleana
RELATIONS VIA CECILIA, SOLENNE Cacelia, Cecelia▼, Cecil▼, Cecila, Ceclia, Cecylia, Ceil, Ceila, Ceilia, Cela, Cele, Celia▼, Celie, Celli, Cellie, Cesia, Cesya, Cili, Cilia, Cilka, Cilla, Kekilia, Kikelia, Secelia, Seelia, Seelie, Selia, Sesilia
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Zulia, ..
(male) Zeel, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Zelia Adeline (Z.A.), ..
How popular is Zelia?
Zelia is an unusual first name for women. Zelia is an equivalently uncommon surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Zelia reached its highest rank of #1025 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Zelia ranked in the Top 2000 are Cecilia (#155 LAST YEAR), Cecelia (#595), Celia (#936), Cecil, Ceil, Cele, Celie and Cilla. Other variants, like Secelia, are seldom used. These forms of Zelia were at the apex of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #1023) and have become significantly less common since (#1520, 52.9% LESS USAGE). Cecilia has been the most prevalent, while forms such as Cecil have lost favor.
Similar Names
Zelia is alike in pronunciation to Cela, Celia▼, Celie, Cili, Cilia, Cilla, Seelia, Seelie, Seila, Sela, Selie, Silia, Siliya, Sillia, Silya, Sylwia, Xyla, Xylia, Zila, Zillah, Zoela, Zoelie, Zola▲, Zolia and Zylia. Other recommended sound-alike names are Allia, Belia, Belvia, Ceclia, Cesia, Dalia, Delia▼, Elia▲, Ellia, Eulia, Femia, Fenia, Filia, Gilia, Hedia, Helia, Illia, Kalia, Keelia, Kenia▲, Kezia, Leelia, Lelia▼, Lesia▼, Loelia, Malia▲, Meelia, Melia, Nelia, Ofelia▼, Pelia, Ubelia, Udelia (see Odele), Venia, Weslia, Xenia, Zakia, Zaria▲, Zeba, Zeena, Zeeva, Zelaina, Zelda▲, Zelima, Zellda, Zelma▼, Zelmah, Zenia, Zenina and Zenna. These names tend to be more commonly used than Zelia.
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