Etymology

Celine

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Today it means: A female given name from Latin. Full definition →

French Céline ← Latin Caelīna
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  1. Latin · derived fromCaelīna
  2. French · borrowed fromCéline
  3. English todayCeline

From French Céline, from Latin Caelīna, derived from the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum (“heaven”). Also a short form of Marceline, feminine diminutive of Marcel.

Words from the same roots

FrenchCéline all →

Celina

LatinCaelīna all →

SelenaSelina

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.