Celia

See also: celia and Célia

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Caelia, feminine of Roman family name Caelius, probably from caelum (“heaven”). Introduced into English by William Shakespeare in As You Like It.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːliə

Proper noun

Celia

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
     : Act I: Scene III:

     Rosalind: But what will you be called?

     Celia: Something that hath a reference to my state:

     No longer Celia, but Aliena.

Translations

female given name

• Catalan: Cèlia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西莉亞／西莉亚 (Xīlìyà)

• French: Célia (fr) f
• Galician: Celia (gl) f
• Hawaiian: Kilia
• Inuktitut: ᓰᓕᐊ (siilia)
• Italian: Celia (it) f
• Latin: Caelia f
• Polish: Celina (pl) f, Celia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Célia (pt) f
• Romanian: Celia
• Spanish: Celia (es) f

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Celia.

Proper noun

Celia (plural Celias)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Celia is the 37341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Celia is most common among White (84.25%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Celia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309.

Anagrams

• ALICE, Alcie, Alice, Licea, ileac

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Caelia, feminine form of Caelius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.lja/
• Rhymes: -ɛlja
• Hyphenation: Cè‧lia

Proper noun

Celia f

1. a female given name from Latin

Proper noun

Celia m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Caelia, name of a Roman gens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθelja/ [ˈθe.lja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈselja/ [ˈse.lja]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: Ce‧lia

Proper noun

Celia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Celia