Cecilia
//sɪˈsiːli.ə// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin.
"Hark how the flutes and trumpets raise / At bright Cecilia's name, their lays!"
Example
More examples"Hark how the flutes and trumpets raise / At bright Cecilia's name, their lays!"
Etymology
From Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname caecus (“blind”). Popularized by Saint Cecilia, third century Roman martyr, the patron saint of music. Doublet of Sheila.
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