Meanings
Celia1
- 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.
Act I: Scene III1 more example
The British author Celia Dodd, who recently updated her 2011 book, “The Empty Nest: How to Survive and Stay Close to Your Adult Child,” told me that dads often seem to be coping fine with the transition but might be struggling the most.
2025 August 10, Don Riddell, “Now that my kids are off to college, what’s this empty nester dad to do?”, in CNN
Celia2
Origin
Celia · proper noun
- LatinCaelia
- EnglishCelia
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Celia · proper noun
- ItalianCelia
- ItalianCelia
- EnglishCelia
Borrowed from Italian Celia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Cèlia
- Cèliafemale given name
Chinese Mandarin 西莉亞 /西莉亚
- 西莉亞 /西莉亚 (Xīlìyà)female given name
French Célia
- Céliafemale given name
Hawaiian Kilia
- Kiliafemale given name
Italian Celia
- Celiafemale given name
Latin Caelia
- Caeliafemale given name
Polish Celina, Celia
- Celinafemale given name
- Celiafemale given name
Portuguese Célia
- Céliafemale given name
Romanian Celia
- Celiafemale given name
Spanish Celia
- Celiafemale given name
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Celia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celia
“Celia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celia.
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