Meaning of Cecilia Cecilia means blind from Latin caecus of the Caecilius family and heavenly lily from Latin coeli lilia.

Cecilia meaning and origin. After attempts to suffocate her failed she was beheaded. The feminine form is more popular than the male form. The name has been popularly used in Europe particularly the United Kingdom and Italy where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born that year and the United States where it has ranked among the top 500 names for girls for more than 100 years.

If you consider naming your baby Cecilia we recommend you take note of the special meaning and history of the name as your babys name will play a big role in its life and your baby will hear it spoken every day. Meaning origin and history of the name Cecelia - Behind the Name. It is of Latin and Old Welsh origin and the meaning of Cecilia is blind.

From the Latin name Caecilia a female form of Caecilius which is from the Latin caecus meaning blind. It is the feminine form of Cecil which was derived from a Roman clan name related to the Latin caecus also meaning blind Syllables. The name Cecilia is an American baby name.

Cecilie patron saint of music was a talented musician. In Latin the meaning of the name Cecilia is. Origin of the name Cecilia.

Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia the patron saint of music. Cecilia as a girls name is pronounced sess-SEEL-yah. Cecilia Name Meaning and History What Does Cecilia Mean and History.

Origin Any African American American Indian Anglo-Saxon Arabic Armenian Basque Celtic Chechen Chinese Dutch English French Gaelic German Ghanaian Greek Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hindu Hungarian Indian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Muslim Native American Nigerian Persian Polish Punjabi. The name Cecilia is an English baby name. Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods.