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Meaning & History
Derived from the Latin word celer, meaning "quick, swift", followed by the masculine diminutive suffix -inus. This was the name of an African martyr, revered for his suffering while imprisoned by Emperor Trajan Decius in Rome. He was freed and returned to Carthage, where St. Cyprian ordained him as a deacon.