"Celia" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -iːliə Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Caelia}} Borrowed from Latin Caelia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Celia
  1. A female given name from Latin. Translations (female given name): Cèlia [feminine] (Catalan), 西莉亞 /西莉亚 (Xīlìyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Célia [feminine] (French), Celia [feminine] (Galician), Kilia (Hawaiian), ᓰᓕᐊ (siilia) (Inuktitut), Celia [feminine] (Italian), Caelia [feminine] (Latin), Celina [feminine] (Polish), Celia [feminine] (Polish), Célia [feminine] (Portuguese), Celia (Romanian), Celia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Celia-en-name-gQoJTTk- Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Inuktitut translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 19 18 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Celias [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Italian Celiabor. English Celia Borrowed from Italian Celia. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:Celia|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Italian Celiabor. English Celia [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "Celia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Celia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Celia"> Borrowed from Italian Celia. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Celia (plural Celias)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Celia-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 19 18 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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