Celia

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.

    "Rosalind: But what will you be called? Celia: Something that hath a reference to my state: No longer Celia, but Aliena."

  2. 2
    A surname from Italian.

Example

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"If you should see Celia, give her my best wishes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Celia.

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