Celia
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
A female given name from Latin.
proper noun
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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.
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.
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.
proper noun
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A surname from Italian.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Celia.
Forms
- plural
- Celias
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