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Cecilia name meaning bible. Cecelia in Hebrew Note. Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia the patron saint of music. Cecilia a second-century martyr who was beheaded for not giving up her beliefs and worshipping the Roman gods.

After attempts to suffocate her failed she was beheaded. The name was borne by a 3rd-century Christian who founded a church in the Trastevere section of Rome. Meaning of the name Cecilia The name Cecilia applied generally to Roman women who belonged to the plebeian clan of the Caecilii.

Celia Name Meaning and History. Though it was in use during the Middle Ages in England it did not become common until the 19th century when it was given in honour of the noble Cecil family who had been prominent since the 16th century. What Does Celia Mean and History.

Legends and hagiographies mistaking it for a personal name suggest fanciful etymologies. She is said to have been quite close to God and prayed often. Feminine form of CECIL Different Spellings of the name Cecilia.

Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. Origin of the name Cecilia. Feminine form of Cecil which is derived from Caecilius an old Roman family name which has its root in the Latin caecus blind dim-sighted.

From the Latin name Caecilia a female form of Caecilius which is from the Latin caecus meaning blind. Meaning History Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius which was derived from Latin caecus meaning blind. CELIA Name Meaning and History.