Meanings
- A female given name from Latin.
- poeticNickname for Fredericton: the capital of New Brunswick, Canada.
Origin
- Latincaelestis“heavenly”
- EnglishCelestia
From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), perhaps influenced by celestial. In sense 2 (“Fredericton”), after Celestial City.
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Celestia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celestia
“Celestia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celestia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celestia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celestia.
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