Celia is a

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for women of Latin origin, as well as a

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for

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...

Cecelia Cecelia is a variation of the given name Cecilia. People with the name include: * Cecelia Adkins (1923–2007, African-American publisher * Cecelia Ager (1902–1981), American film critic and reporter * Cecelia Ahern (born 1981) is an Irish noveli ...

, Celeste, or Celestina. The name is often derived from the Roman family name ''Caelius'', thought to originate in the Latin ''caelum'' ("heaven"). Celia was popular in British pastoral literature in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, possibly stemming from the ruler of the House of Holiness in

Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (; 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for ''The Faerie Queene'', an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of ...

's epic poem ''

The Faerie Queene ''The Faerie Queene'' is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books IIII were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IVVI. ''The Faerie Queene'' is notable for its form: at over 36,000 lines and over 4,000 sta ...

'' or from a character in

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's play ''

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has b ...

''. Celia is also the name of the main character in the series ''Celia's Journey'', by Melissa Gunther.

Names with similar meanings in other languages

*Kūlani ("heavenly", Hawaiian) *Silke (German) *Sylia (Berber) * Shiela (English) *Célia (French) *Celia (Galician, Italian, Polish, Spanish) *Ουρανία ("heavens", Greek, ) *Cèlia (Catalan) *Célia (Portuguese) *Ciel, Cielke, Cieltje (Dutch) *Síle (Irish, Gaelic) *Silje (Norwegian)

People with the name

* Celia (slave), executed in 1855 *

Celia Adler Celia Feinman Adler (December 6, 1889 – January 31, 1979) was an American actress, known as the "First Lady of the Yiddish Theatre". Early life She was born in New York City, as Tzirele Adler (soon after known as Celia), the daughter of ...

, actress *

Célia Allamargot Célia Allamargot () also known as Célia Pashley (born 14 April 1986) is a former professional French female squash player. Squash career She competed in the Women's World Team Squash Championships in 2004, 2006 and 2008 File:2008 Events Coll ...

, squash player *

Celia Barlow Celia Anne Barlow (born 28 September 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove from 2005 to 2010. She also worked as home news editor at the BBC. Early life Barlow was born in Cardiff, Wales, an ...

, politician *

Celia Birtwell Celia Birtwell, CBE (born 1941), is a British textile designer and fashion designer, known for her distinctive bold, romantic and feminine designs, which are influenced by Picasso and Matisse, and the classical world. She was well known for her ...

, textile designer *

Celia Chazelle Celia Martin Chazelle (born April 7, 1954) is a Canadian-American historian and author. She is a professor of history at The College of New Jersey. Early life and education Celia Martin was born in California on April 7, 1954, to an English fath ...

, historian *

Celia Corres Celia Corres Giner (born 22 January 1964) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city o ...

, field hockey player *

Celia Cruz Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during t ...

, singer * Celia Douty, murder victim * Celia Dropkin, poet *

Celia W. Dugger Celia Williams Dugger (born July 3, 1958, in Austin, Texas) is an American journalist who is deputy science editor of ''The New York Times''. Along with her husband Barry Bearak, currently a ''New York Times'' staff writer and visiting professo ...

, journalism *

Celia Farber Celia Ingrid Farber (born c. 1965) is an American print journalist and author who has covered a range of topics for magazines including ''Spin'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Esquire'', '' Harper's'', ''Interview'', ''Salon'', ''Gear (magazine), Gear'', ...

, journalism *

Celia Fiennes Celia Fiennes (7 June 1662 – 10 April 1741) was an English traveller and writer. She explored England on horseback at a time when travel for its own sake was unusual, especially for women. Early life Born at Newton Tony, Wiltshire,"June 7th ...

, travel writer *

Celia Franca Celia Franca (25 June 1921 – 19 February 2007) was a co-founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years. Early life Franca was born Celia Franks in London, England, the daughter of an East End tailo ...

, founder of National Ballet of Canada * Celia S. Friedman, writer *

Celia Green Celia Elizabeth Green (born 26 November 1935) is a British writer on philosophical skepticism and psychology. Biography Green's parents were both primary school teachers, who together authored a series of geography textbooks which became know ...

, intellectual and author *

Celia Gregory Celia Christine Gregory (23 September 1949 – 8 September 2008) was a British stage, film and television actress, who became a faith healer later in life. Best known for her role as Ruth Anderson in the 1976 BBC television drama '' Survivo ...

, actress *

Celia Grillo Borromeo Clelia Grillo Borromeo Arese or Celia Grillo Borromeo (1684 – 23 August 1777) was an Italian (Genovese) natural philosopher, mathematician and scientist. Life and education Borromeo was born in Genoa, the daughter of duke Marcantonio of Mondr ...

, scientist *

Celia Imrie Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress and author. She was described in 2003 as one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades. She is best known for her film roles, including the '' Bridget Jones'' f ...

, actress * Celia Jiménez (chef), Spanish chef *

Celia Jiménez (footballer) Celia Jiménez Delgado (born 20 June 1995), commonly known as Celia, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right wing-back for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Spain national team. Early life Born in Alcau ...

(born 1995), Spanish footballer *

Celia Johnson Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson, (18 December 1908 – 26 April 1982) was an English actress, whose career included stage, television and film. She is especially known for her roles in the films ''In Which We Serve'' (1942), ''This Happy Bree ...

, actress *

Celia Kaye Celia Kaye (born Celia Kay Burkholder; February 24, 1942) is an American actress. She is most famous for her starring role in the 1964 film adaptation of '' Island of the Blue Dolphins'' which won her a Golden Globe award. Early life Kaye is ...

, actress * Celia Kitzinger, professor *

Celia Larkin Celia Larkin, also known as Cecilia Larkin, is a former Irish civil servant and was the partner of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Since 2020 she has worked for Limerick City and County Council as Limerick City Centre Revitalisation Manager. Relat ...

, partner of Irish Prime Minister * Celia Levetus (1874-1936), Canadian-English author, poet and illustrator *

Celia Logan Celia Logan (December 17, 1837 – June 18, 1904) was an American actress, playwright, and writer, and a member of the Logan family of actors and writers. She became a correspondent of American journals and wrote for magazines. During the America ...

, actress and writer *

Celia Lovsky Celia Lovsky (born Cäcilia Josefina Lvovsky, February 21, 1897 – October 12, 1979) was an Austrian-American actress. She was born in Vienna,Celia Rees, author *

Celia Sánchez Celia Sánchez Manduley (May 9, 1920 January 11, 1980) was a Cuban revolutionary, politician, researcher and archivist. She was a key member of the Cuban Revolution and a close colleague of Fidel Castro. Biography Early life Sánchez wa ...

, Cuban revolutionary *

Célia Šašić Célia Šašić (; ; born 27 June 1988) is a German former footballer who played as a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany national team before retiring in 2015. Club career Youth career and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr Ša� ...

(born 1988), German footballer * Celia Sebiri (1913-2006), American award-winning jewelry designer *

Celia Thaxter Celia Thaxter (née Laighton; June 29, 1835 – August 25, 1894) was an American writer of poetry and stories. For most of her life, she lived with her father on the Isles of Shoals at his Appledore Hotel. How she grew up to become a writer is d ...

, poetry and stories *

Celia Walden Celia Pughe-Morgan (née Walden; born 8 December 1975) is a French-born British journalist, novelist, and critic. Career Walden is a feature writer and former gossip columnist. She was the last editor of ''The Daily Telegraph's'' now defunct dia ...

, novelist and journalist

Fictional characters

* Celia, a character and a bachelorette in '' Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life'' and ''

Harvest Moon DS ''Harvest Moon DS'', known in Japan as , is a farm simulation role-playing video game for the Nintendo DS, part of the ''Story of Seasons'' series. It was published and developed by Marvelous Interactive Inc., and released in Japan on March 17, 2 ...

'' *

Celia (As You Like It) Celia is one of the important characters of Shakespeare's '' As You Like It''. Celia is the daughter of Duke Frederick and niece of the banished Duke Senior. Celia and Rosalind are cousins but they have sisterly affection. Physical appearanc ...

, a character in William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'' *Celia in

Lionel Shriver Lionel Shriver (born Margaret Ann Shriver; May 18, 1957) is an American author and journalist who lives in the United Kingdom. Her novel '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005. Early life and education Shriver ...

's ''We Need To Talk About Kevin'' *Celia, the object of Strephon's obsession in Jonathan Swift's ''The Lady's Dressing Room'' *Celia Brooke, sister of Dorothea Brooke, the central character of George Eliot's ''

Middlemarch ''Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life'' is a novel by the English author Mary Anne Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. It first appeared in eight installments (volumes) in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, ...

'' (1873) *Celia Coplestone, in T. S. Eliot's ''

The Cocktail Party ''The Cocktail Party'' is a play by T. S. Eliot. The play was the most popular of Eliot's seven plays in his lifetime, although his 1935 play, '' Murder in the Cathedral'', is better remembered today. It focuses on a troubled married couple who, ...

'' *Celia Gálvez de Montalbán, in Elena Fortún's classic Spanish series of novels which began in 1929 with '' Celia, lo que dice'' *Celia Hamilton, in the ''

Mandie The Mandie books are a children's historical mystery series written by Lois Gladys Leppard. There are forty novels in the main series and eight in the junior series, along with several special books. The story starts around the year 1900 when Ma ...

'' series by Lois Gladys Leppard *Celia in

Ben Jonson Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...

's "Song to Celia" from ''The Forest'' (another Celia also appears in Jonson's play

Volpone ''Volpone'' (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-perform ...

, the wife of the merchant Corvino). *Celia “Cece” Mack, a main character on

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

series ''

Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizabe ...

'' *Celia Bowen in ''

The Night Circus ''The Night Circus'' is a 2011 fantasy novel by Erin Morgenstern. It was originally written for the annual writing competition National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) over the span of three competitions. The novel has a nonlinear narrative wr ...

''. *Celia in '' Fledgling'' by Octavia E. Butler * Celia Facilier, a character from ''

Descendants 3 ''Descendants 3'' is an American musical fantasy television film, and the third installment in the ''Descendants'' series, following '' Descendants'' and '' Descendants 2''. It is written by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon, and is directed ...

'' *Celia Mae,

Mike Wazowski Michael "Mike" Wazowski is a fictional character who appears in Disney/Pixar's Monsters Inc. franchise. He is a green one-eyed round monster with two arms, legs, and small horns. In the films, Mike is one of the two protagonists, alongside Jam ...

's girlfriend in the 2001 animated film '' Monsters Inc.'' *Celia St James, late wife of Evelyn Hugo, The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid {{given name English feminine given names Spanish feminine given names