Zélie is a
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
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short form of the name ''Azélie''.
Anglicized spellings and pronunciations of the name also in use include ''Zelie'' and ''Zellie''. In some instances the name ''Zaylee'' and its spelling variants are intended as phonetic versions of Zélie.
Etymology
Derived from the
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language
Occitan (; o ...
''Azalaïs'', the name ''Azélie'' evolved from ''Adelais'', which had itself been shortened from the same ancient
Germanic source ''Adalheidis'', meaning ''
noble'', as the other modern
English forms ''
Ada
Ada may refer to:
Places
Africa
* Ada Foah, a town in Ghana
* Ada (Ghana parliament constituency)
* Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria
Asia
* Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, Tur ...
'', ''
Adela
Adela may refer to:
* ''Adela'', a 1933 Romanian novel by Garabet Ibrăileanu
* ''Adela'' (1985 film), a 1985 Romanian film directed by Mircea Veroiu
* ''Adela'' (2000 film), a 2000 Argentine thriller film directed and written by Eduardo Mign ...
'', ''
Adele'', ''
Adelaide'', ''
Adeline'', ''
Alice
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
'', ''
Alicia Alicia may refer to:
People
* Alicia (given name), list of people with this name
* Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer
* Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia
Places
* Alicia, Bohol, Phi ...
'', and ''
Alison'' and other variants.
The name ''Zélie'' also has other origins.
A connection to the French names ''Solange'' and ''Solenne'', meaning ''
solemn'', via the short form ''Zéline'', has also been suggested.
It has also been considered a French form of the flower name ''
Azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus ''Rhododendron'', particularly the former sections ''Tsutsusi'' (evergreen) and '' Pentanthera'' (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and Octob ...
.'' The French word for the flower is ''azalée''.
It has also been considered a form of the name ''Célie'', a French version of the name ''
Celia'', likely derived from the
Latin ''caelum'' meaning ''
heaven
Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the belie ...
''.
The name is also considered a variant of ''Zelia'', which is a
Basque variant of ''Celia'' or a feminine version of the
Greek name ''
Zelos'', meaning intense ''
zeal''.
Popularity
The name has gained in usage due to the recently canonized
Roman Catholic saint
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s
Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin.
Notable people
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References
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