Celia
Latin-origin moniker
Celia is a female given name, derived from a Latin word meaning "heavenly." It appears in classical literature, most notably as the witty cousin in Shakespeare's *As You Like It*.
The name enjoyed steady use through the twentieth century: Celia was born in 1942.
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- As You Like ItPastoral romantic comedy
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- RosalindFemale given name
Orlando · Elizabethan · heroine · disguise · courtship · Touchstone · sonnet · verse
Pertaining to women
- girlYoung female person
- nameIdentifying word for someone
- daughterFemale child of parents
- nicknameInformal substitute name
Cecilia · namesake · christening · popularity · variant · diminutive
Of ancient Italy's capital
Dido's operatic creator
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- As You Like ItPastoral romantic comedy
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- comedyWork meant to amuse
Rosalind · Orlando · Elizabethan · heroine · disguise · courtship · Touchstone · sonnet · verse · dialogue
feminine
Pertaining to women
nickname · Cecilia · namesake · christening · popularity · variant · diminutive
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
catacomb · virgin · patron · heavenly · etymology · antiquity
Purcell
Dido's operatic creator
lamentation · Baroque · libretto · recitative
- As You Like ItRosalind, Orlando, Touchstone, forest, disguise
- Literary HeroinesJuliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, Desdemona, Lady Macbeth
- celestial alignmentBodies sharing orbital plane
- celestial bodiesObjects in outer space
- celestial beingsDivine heavenly inhabitants
- celestial bodyNatural space object
- celestial poleAxis endpoint above Earth
- celestial navigationLocation-finding via astronomical observation