Celia

See also: celia and Célia

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːliə

Proper noun

Celia

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • Template:RQ:Shakespeare Like: 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
• French: Célia (fr)
• Galician: Celia (gl) f
• Hawaiian: Kilia
• Inuktitut: ᓰᓕᐊ (siilia)
• Italian: Celia (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: Caelia f
• Polish: Celina (pl) f, Celia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Célia (pt)
• Romanian: Celia
• Spanish: Celia (es)

Anagrams

• ALICE, Alcie, Alice, Licea, ileac

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθelja/ [ˈθe.lja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈselja/ [ˈse.lja]

Proper noun

Celia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Celia