SaveGender Feminine
Meaning & History
Feminine form of the Roman family name CAELIUS. Shakespeare used it in his play As You Like It (1599), which introduced the name to the English-speaking public at large. It is sometimes used as a short form of CECILIA.
Related Names
Masculine FormCecil(English)
Other Languages & CulturesCaecilia, Caelia(Ancient Roman) Cecília(Catalan) Cecilija(Croatian) Cecílie(Czech) Cecilie, Cecilia, Cille, Sidsel, Silje, Sille(Danish) Cecilia, Cilla, Silke(Dutch) Ĉiela(Esperanto) Cecilia, Silja(Finnish) Cécile, Cécilia(French) Cäcilia, Cäcilie, Caecilia, Cecilia, Silke, Zilla(German) Cecília, Cili(Hungarian) Sheila, Síle(Irish) Cecilia(Italian) Cecilie, Cecilia, Sidsel, Silje, Sissel(Norwegian) Cecylia(Polish) Cecília, Célia, Cila(Portuguese) Cecilia(Romanian) Tsetsiliya(Russian) Sìleas(Scottish) Cecília(Slovak) Cecilija, Cilka(Slovene) Cecilija(Sorbian) Cecilia, Cilla(Swedish)
Same SpellingCélia
User SubmissionCèlia
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