Cecilia

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname caecus (“blind”). Popularized by Saint Cecilia, third century Roman martyr, the patron saint of music. Doublet of Sheila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪˈsiːli.ə/, /sɪˈsɪli.ə/ Rhymes: -iːliə === Proper noun === Cecilia A female given name from Latin. ==== Related terms ==== (pet forms): Sissy, Ceecee, CeeCee, Cici, Ceci (variants): Cecelia, Cecile, Cecily, Cicely (male form): Cecil (related names): Sheila (alternate spellings: Sheela, Sheelagh, Shelagh, Sheilagh, Sile), Celia (often regarded as a short form of Cecilia) ==== Translations ==== === See also === Celia (“Latin: Caelia, from Caelius, probably from caelum (“heaven”)”) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish Cecilia, from Latin Caecilia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsesi(ː)liɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞s̠i(ː)ˌliɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ === Proper noun === Cecilia a female given name from Swedish ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Cecilia is the 318th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,453 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,727 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == German == === Proper noun === Cecilia a female given name, variant of Cäcilia == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃi.lja/ Rhymes: -ilja Hyphenation: Ce‧cì‧lia === Proper noun === Cecilia f a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia === Anagrams === celiaci, ciecali == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeˈθilja/ [θeˈθi.lja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seˈsilja/ [seˈsi.lja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ilja Syllabification: Ce‧ci‧lia === Proper noun === Cecilia f a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin saint's name Caecilia. First recorded in Sweden in the 12th century. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Cecilia c (genitive Cecilias) a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 63 761 females with the given name Cecilia living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.