Cecilia

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Pronounced： [ sə-SEE-lee-ə (English), sə-SEEL-yə (English), che-CHEE-lyah (Italian), the-THEE-lyah (Spanish), se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), se-SEEL-yah (Danish, Norwegian), SE-see-lee-ah (Finnish) ]
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Meaning & History：

Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind". Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. She was later regarded as the patron saint of music and musicians.... [more]

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT ROMAN: Caecilia

CROATIAN: Cecilija

CZECH: Cecílie, Cecilie

DANISH: Cecilia, Cecilie

DUTCH: Cécile, Cecilia

ENGLISH: Cecelia, Cecilia, Cecily, Cicely, Shayla, Sheelagh, Sheila, Shelagh, Shelia, Shyla

FINNISH: Cecilia

FRENCH: Cécile

GERMAN: Cäcilia, Cäcilie, Caecilia, Cecilia

HUNGARIAN: Cecília