Meanings and history of the name Cecilia Latin Female name of Latin origin meaning the way for the blind French one of the shining light or one of the world.

Cecilia meaning. The name Cecilia is of Latin English and Portuguese origin. Meaning History. People think this name is.

Simon has suggested that the Cecilia of the title refers to St. What is the meaning of the name Cecilia. Cecilia is a feminine form of Cecil which was derived from a Roman clan name related to the Latin caecus meaning blind The martyred Saint Cecilia was designated the patron of musicians either because she supposedly sang directly to God while the musicians played at her.

From Latin Caecilia feminine form of Caecilius a Roman family name derived from the byname caecus blind. From the Latin name Caecilia a female form of Caecilius which is from the Latin caecus meaning blind. A beautiful flower with a name that suits its appearance.

Cecilia is generally used as a girls name. Feminine form of CECIL. Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods.

It was later used as an English form of Latin name Caecilia feminine of Caecilius see Cecil. In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Cecilia is. The meaning of Cecilia is blind.

See Cecil 1 Cecilia in American English. Paul Simon says he cant remember the. Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius which was derived from Latin caecus meaning blind.