Celia
GirlMeans "heavenly", "of the sky".
Latin
Clara
Meaning
Means "bright", "clear", "distinguished".
Origin and History
- · From Latin clarus, "clear, illustrious, famous". Saint Clare of Assisi, founder of the Poor Clares in the 13th century, is its main religious reference.
- · It is one of the few names whose meaning ("clear") coincides with an everyday Spanish word, like Alma or Luz.
Traits and personality
In Pythagorean numerology, C, L and U are initials of the number 3: it's read as socially magnetic with a communicative streak, drawn to the artistic. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.
- Initial
- C
- Syllables
- 2
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