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Name Cecilia

Origin:From a Latin word for blindTools:

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About the name Cecilia in particular

Gender:female
Languages of use:German, Spanish, Scandinavian, Italian, English
Diminutives:Sissy
US 2021 rank:#132     ... 130:Josie, 131:Elliana, 132:Cecilia, 133:Mary, 134:Daisy ...     Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:Cecília, Cäcilia, Cecelia, Cecilie, Cecilio, Cäcilie, Cecil, Cécile, Ceciliano, Cecilius     Details
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About Cecil/Cecilia, the group of names with the same origin as Cecilia

Language of origin:Latin
Info about origin, female:female form of the Roman family name Caecilius which might be of unknown Etruscan origin
 normally seen as deriving from Latin caecus (blind)
 known from Saint Cecilia, a martyr (3rd century AD)
Words:caecus = blind  Latin
Topics:Roman family name
Variants' top ranks:1:Cecilie Denmark 1997,  2:Silje Norway 1998,  6:Sheila England+Wales 1934,  6:Cecília Brazil 2022,  9:Sesili Georgia 2018,  23:Cecilia Sweden 2014,  34:Cecil England+Wales 1904,  36:Sille Denmark 2001,  39:Silja Finland/Finnish 2007,  41:Silke Denmark 2010
Somehow related to:Ceciliano
Old/original forms:Caecilia Latin, Caecilius Latin
Name variants:Cäcilia, Cäcilie, Cecelia, Cécile, Cecilia, Cecília, Cecilie, Cecily, Cylia, Sesili, Shayla, Sheila, Shelia, Sheyla, Shyla, Sile, Silja, Silje, Silka, Silke, Sille, Sissy, Sylke, Cecil, Cecilio, Cecilius, Silko   Sortable list   Details
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SeriesGraphRankings
CanadaGraph2022 198,  2021 186
France 2002 185
ItalyGraph2022 342021 35,  2020 35,  2019 37,  2018 43,  2017 50,  2016 49
MexicoGraph2016 752008 88
Spain/MadridGraph2002 97,  2000 96,  1999 91
SwedenGraph2002 89,  2001 80,  2000 78,  1999 74,  1998 72
Sweden prevalence 2014 23
Switzerland 1997 413
USA decadesGraph2010-2019 1991990-1999 277,  1980-1989 346
USA yearlyGraph2022 145,  2021 1322020 147,  2019 153,  2018 155,  2017 168,  2016 178,  2015 181,  2014 206,  2013 223,  2012 216,  2011 240,  2010 277,  2009 266,  2008 271,  2007 275,  2006 264,  2005 279,  2004 279,  2003 271,  2002 269,  2001 269,  2000 283,  1999 285,  1998 285,  1997 300,  1996 269,  1995 251,  1994 286,  1993 278
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