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Celia
Celia ♀ From Latin Caelia, feminine form of the old Roman family name Caelius (of uncertain origin, probably a derivative of caelum ‘heaven’). The name was not used in the Middle Ages, but was introduced to the English-speaking world as the name of a character in Shakespeare's As You Like It. It was popularized in the 1940s by the actress Celia Johnson (1908–82). This name is sometimes taken as a short form of Cecilia.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Celia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Celia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Celia1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Celia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Celia1.html |
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Celia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Celia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Celia.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Celia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Celia.html |
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Celia ♀ (Italian) From Latin Caelia.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Celia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Celia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Celia.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Celia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Celia.html |
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