English Explanatory Dictionary

Celia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Word forms

Celia Celias

Etymology

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.

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