Celia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin Caelia, feminine of Roman family name Caelius, probably from caelum "heaven", introduced into English by Shakespeare in As You Like It.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -iːliə
Proper noun[edit]
Celia
- A female given name.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It: 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.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It: Act I: Scene III:
Translations[edit]
female given name
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Celia (f)
- A female given name, equivalent to English Celia though sometimes pronounced with a spanish accent.
