Celestia

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proper noun

A female given name from Latin.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. poeticNickname for Fredericton: the capital of New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. poeticHeaven, the sky.

Origin

  1. Latincaelestis“heavenly”
  2. EnglishCelestia

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), perhaps influenced by celestial. In sense 2 (“Fredericton”), after Celestial City.

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APA

Celestia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celestia

MLA

“Celestia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celestia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celestia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celestia.

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