Celina () is a feminine given name derived from the Roman name

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. History 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 g ...

, referring to a woman from the

Caecilia gens The gens Caecilia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are mentioned in history as early as the fifth century BC, but the first of the Caecilii who obtained the consulship was Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, in 284 BC.' ...

. Alternately, it is considered a form of the name ''Marceline'', a

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

feminine form of the name Marcel. The

version of the name is

Céline Céline, sometimes spelled Celine, is a French female first name version of Latin origin, coming from ''Caelīna'', the feminine form of the Roman cognomen ''Caelīnus'', meaning "heavenly".Selene In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Selene (; , meaning "Moon")''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene (), she is traditionally the daughter ...

, the Greek goddess and personification of the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...

, and its variants

Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...

and

Selina Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion, or a spelling variation of the name Celina, which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia, refe ...

People

Celina González Celina González Zamora (16 March 1929 – 4 February 2015) was a Cuban singer-songwriter, who specialized in "música campesina", traditional music of the Cuban countryside. She is best known for co-authoring ''A Santa Bárbara'' ...

(1929–2015), Cuban singer and songwriter *

Celina Hinchcliffe Celina Alexandra Hinchcliffe (born 21 March 1976 in Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor, Berkshire) is an English television sports broadcaster. She has worked for BBC, Sky News and ITV (TV network), ITV. Early life Hinchcliffe is the daughter of televi ...

(born 1976), English television sports broadcaster *

Celina Jade Celina Jade (born Celina Horan; 10 June 1985) is a Hong Kong and American actress, singer, songwriter, model, and martial artist. She is nominated as one of four of the greatest beauties in Hong Kong besides Carol Cheng, Lydia Shum and Amy Yip. ...

(born 1985), actress *

Celina Jaitly Celina Jaitly (born 24 November 1981) is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder and former actress. She mainly worked in Hindi cinema. She won the title of Femina Miss India 2001 and became 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 2001. She made her acting ...

(born 1981), Indian actress *

Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska (later names Gerwin and Orzechowska, born 3 November 1933 in Łomża) is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres and, during the last part of her career, in the 400 metres. She competed for Poland in the ...

(born 1933), Polish sprinter *

Celina Kanunnikava Celina Kanunnikava is a Polish-Belarusian artist. Her works are in the collection of Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, and in private collections in Poland and abroad. Work Kanunnikava's artworks span painting, computer graphics, and mixed media/ ...

, Polish-Belarusian artist *

Celina Midelfart Celina Midelfart (born 12 February 1973) is a Norwegian cosmetics heiress and businesswoman. In 1995, she took over the running of the family's health and beauty care business, Midelfart AS. Family A member of the Midelfart family, she is a da ...

(born 1973), Norwegian businesswoman *

Celina Ree Celina Ree (born 3 March 1990) is a Danish pop rock singer and songwriter. Her first single "Kortslutning" (Short circuits) was released in the summer of 2008 and enjoyed frequent airplay on several Danish radio stations. Her debut album "Kor ...

(born 1990), Danish pop rock singer and songwriter *

Celina Seghi Celina Seghi (6 March 1920 – 27 July 2022) was an Italian alpine skier. Born in Abetone, Tuscany, she was the youngest child in a family of nine and earned her first Italian championship medal, a bronze in the slalom, in 1934. Biography In 1 ...

(born 1920-2022), Italian former alpine skier

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