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 Meaning of name Celia
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Meaning  The name Celia has the following meaning: A form of Cecilia, which is the female form of Cecil, this name means "blind one". Traceable to a Roman clan name. Also refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Celia is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 656 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Celia fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 2 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 756 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Celia in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Celia is pronounced as seel-yuh Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Celia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Celia: Boys - Juston, Lucretius, Girls - Delicia, Dulcie, Felicity, Flora, Joselin, Lavera, Lavinia, Lucretia, Valentina, Vivienne, Both genders - Antonia, Augusta, JoyVariants Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Celia are: Ceil
Style We think the name Celia should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Celia to be: Sweet and innocent womanIn one word, you might describe Celia as a(n) " sweet" person. See other "sweet" names for girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Celia (or its variants) are: Celia Hunter , born on 13 January, a famous environmentalist. Celia Hunter 's background: An American environmentalist and conservationist. She was conferred the highest award by the Sierra Club, The John Muir Award, in 1991. She was presented the highest award by the Wilderness Society, The Robert Marshall Award, in 1998. Celia Diana Savile Imrie, born on 15 July, a famous actress. Celia Diana Savile Imrie's background: An Olivier Award winning English actress. In a career starting in the early 1970s, Imrie has played Marianne Bellshade in Bergerac, Philippa Moorcroft in dinnerladies, Diana Neal in After You've Gone and Gloria Millington in Kingdom. Celia Cruz , born on 21 October, a famous singer. Celia Cruz 's background: A Cuban salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Cuban performers of the 20th century, with twenty-three gold albums to her name and has earned the moniker 'La guarachera de Cuba'. She spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries. 
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