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Cecilia

A female given name from Latin.

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Cecilia at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“blind”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/sɪˈsiːli.ə/, /sɪˈsɪli.ə/

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.

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What does the name Cecilia mean?

A female given name from Latin. Its root means "blind".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).