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It also ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Sweden in the early years of the 21st century, and was formerly popular in France. [1] The name "Cecilia" applied generally to Roman women who belonged to the plebeian clan of the Caecilii. Legends and hagiographies, mistaking it for a personal name, suggest fanciful etymologies.
The name is often derived from the Roman family name Caelius, thought to originate in the Latin caelum ("heaven"). Celia was popular in British pastoral literature in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, possibly stemming from the ruler of the House of Holiness in Edmund Spenser 's epic poem The Faerie Queene or from a character in William ...
Cecelia is a variation of the given name Cecilia. People with the name include: Cecelia Adkins (1923–2007, African-American publisher; Cecelia Ager (1902–1981), American film critic and reporter; Cecelia Ahern (born 1981), Irish novelist; Cecelia Akagu (fl. 2010s–2020s), Nigerian Army brigadier general
Since joining Al-Ahli Saudi FC in October 2022, Hagan has consistently participated in matches, contributing to the team's performance in the 2022–23 season. [3] in the 2023–24 season and namely in the 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup, she netted a brace in Al-Ahli 17–0 against Al Bayraq, the club biggest win since its inception.
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
"Cecilia" (Ace of Base song), a 1999 song "Cecilia" (Dreyer and Ruby song), a 1926 song written by Dave Dreyer with lyrics by Harry Ruby "Cecilia" (Simon & Garfunkel song), a 1970 song "Oh Cecilia" (Breaking My Heart), a 2014 song "Cecilia and the Satellite", a 2014 song "Cecilia", a Brett Kissel song from the 2017 album We Were That Song
Cecilia Domeyko is a Chilean-American author, journalist, filmmaker, former broadcaster, and philanthropist based in Washington, D.C. She is the president and founder of Accent Media as well as the founder and director of the Mariposa Cultural Foundation.
Cecilia Carranza Saroli [a] (born 29 December 1986) is an Argentine Olympic sailor. [1] [2] [3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in the 21st place. [4] At the 2008 Summer Olympics she finished 8th in the same event. [2] Cecilia won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games.