Details for the forename Celia

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Celia (female)


Variants:	Cäcilie (F) Caelia (F) Célie (F) Silja (F) Zaylie (F) Zélie (F)
Pet Name(s):	Silke (F)
Derivative(s):	Celina (F) Sheila (F) Síle (F)
Derivative of:	Cecilia (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and Italian from the Latin version, found in old documents, Caelia. Its origin is uncertain but is probably from Latin "heaven".