Celia
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
- Rhymes: -iːliə
Proper noun edit
Celia
- 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 edit
female given name
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Celia (plural Celias)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Celia is the 37341st 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Celia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Caelia, feminine form of Caelius.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Celia f
- a female given name from Latin
Proper noun edit
Celia m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a matronymic
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Caelia, name of a Roman gens.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθelja/ [ˈθe.lja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈselja/ [ˈse.lja]
- Rhymes: -elja
- Syllabification: Ce‧lia
Proper noun edit
Celia f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Celia