Cecilia
 Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians. | |
| Pronunciation | (varies) sess-seel'yah |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Name day | November 22 |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | Blind |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Celia, Ceci |
| Related names | Celia, Celeste |
Cecilia, which is the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, has been a consistently used name in the United States, where it has ranked among the top 500 names for girls for more than 100 years. It was the 181st most popular name for American girls born in 2015. It was the 326th most popular given name for women and girls in the United States census of 1990. It also ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Sweden in the early years of the 21st century.[1]
People
- Saint Cecilia, 2nd century virgin martyr and patron Saint of musicians and Church music
- Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540–1627)
- Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807–1844)
- Cecilia of Normandy (died 1126), thought to be the daughter of William the Conqueror
- Cecilia (Norwegian singer) (fl. 1994 to present)
- Cecilia (royal mistress), royal mistress of Eric of Pomerania, king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
- Cecilia (Spanish singer) (1948–1976)
- Cécilia Attias (born 1957), former First Lady of France, ex-wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy
- Cecilia Bartoli (born 1966), Italian mezzo-soprano
- Cecilia Beaux (1855–1942), American society portrait painter
- Cecilia Bolocco (born 1965), Chilean television entertainer, former Miss Universe 1987 and former wife of ex-Argentine president Carlos Menem
- Cecilia Bowes-Lyon (1862–1938), British aristocrat and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II
- Cecilia LW Chan, Chinese social scientist
- Cecilia Cheung (born 1980), Hong Kong singer and actress
- Cecilia Colledge (1920–2008), British figure skater
- Cecilia Curbelo (born 1975), Uruguayan writer
- Cecilia Gallerani (1473–1536), favourite and most celebrated mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
- Cecilia Gasdia (born 1960), Italian soprano
- Cecilia Grierson (1859–1934), Argentine physician and activist
- Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden (fl. 1193), Queen Consort of King Canute I of Sweden
- Cecilia Keaveney (born 1968), Irish politician
- Cecilia Malmström (born 1968), Swedish politician
- Cecilia Morel (born 1954), Chilean First Lady, wife of President Sebastián Piñera
- Cecilia Muñoz (born 1962), Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House
- Cecilia Noël (born c. 1960s), wife and co-performer of Men at Work singer Colin Hay
- Cecilia Nilsson (athlete) (born 1979), Swedish hammer thrower
- Cecilia Pantoja (born 1943), better known as Cecilia, Chilean singer songwriter
- Cecilia Parker (1914–1993), Canadian actress
- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900–1979), English-American astronomer
- Cecilia Tan (born 1967), American writer
- Cecilia Young (1712–1789), English soprano
See also
References
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