Cecilia name - Meaning of Cecilia
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, German, Latin
- Pronounced
- sə-SEE-lee-ə (English) , sə-SEEL-yə (English) , che-CHEE-lyah (Italian) , the-THEE-lyah (Spanish) , se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), sə-SEE-lee-ə/sə-SEEL-yə
- Cecilia Meaning
- Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind". Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. She was later regarded as the patron saint of music and musicians. Due to the popularity of the saint, the name became common in the Christian world during the Middle Ages. The Normans brought it to England, where it was commonly spelled Cecily - the Latinate form Cecilia came into use in the 18th century. Cecilia originates in Latin language and means "blinded". Saint Cecilia was the patron saint of music. In English-speaking countries the name has been used since the 18th century. It was popularized by the song of the same name by Simon and Garfunkel.
Cecilia Related Names
Variants: Cecily, Cecelia, Cicely (English), Cécile (Dutch), Cäcilia, Cäcilie, Caecilia (German), Cacilie, Cacilia, Celia, Sissy, Cilla, Silja, Silke, Zilla, Cecilija, Cecilie, Cecylia, Sheila, Tsetsiliya, Sisel, Zisel, Cilka
Diminutives: Cece, Celia, Sissy, Cissy, Sissie (English), Cilla (Swedish), Silja (Finnish), Cilla, Silke (Dutch), Silke, Zilla (German)
Masculine Forms: Cecil (English), Cecilio (Italian), Cecilio (Spanish)
Other Languages: Caecilia (Ancient Roman), Cecilija, Cila (Croatian), Cecilie, Cecílie (Czech), Cecilie, Cille, Silje, Sille (Danish), Cécile (French), Cecília, Cili (Hungarian), Sheila, Síle (Irish), Cecilie, Silje (Norwegian), Cecylia (Polish), Cecília (Portuguese), Tsetsiliya (Russian), Sìleas (Scottish), Cecília (Slovak), Cecilija, Cila, Cilka (Slovene)
Cecilia Celebrities
Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz - former First Lady of France and ex-wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Cecilia Tan - writer, Cecilia Bartoli - musician, Cecilia Beuchat - writer, Cecilia Hart - actress, Cecilia Paez - writer, Cecilia Parker - actress, Cecilia Tishy - writer,
