Celia

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.

• Rhymes: -iːliə

Celia

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
     : 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.

Borrowed from Italian Celia.

Celia (plural Celias)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Celia is the 37341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Celia is most common among White (84.25%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.4%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Celia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309.

• ALICE, Alcie, Alice, Licea, ileac

From Latin Caelia, feminine form of Caelius.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.lja/
• Rhymes: -ɛlja
• Hyphenation: Cè‧lia

Celia f

1. a female given name from Latin

Celia m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Borrowed from Latin Caelia, name of a Roman gens.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθelja/ [ˈθe.lja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈselja/ [ˈse.lja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: Ce‧lia

Celia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Celia