Celia

American  

[seel-yuh] / ˈsil yə /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Cecilia.

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Example Sentences

Featuring Celia Keenan-Bolger and Tony Shalhoub, Anna Ziegler’s new take on the Greek tragedy at the Public Theater is a sharp, funny blend of the contemporary and the classical.

From The Wall Street Journal

Celia Keenan-Bolger portrays a modified version of a traditional Greek chorus, here a 40-year-old pregnant woman named Dicey who spots a younger woman across the aisle reading the titular tragedy—not your average plane reading: “‘I’m sorry,’ I say—because the only way I can start a conversation is to apologize for my entire existence—but can I ask why you’re reading that?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Avery’s blond hair is down and bouncy, and her eyelashes are spiky with the brown mascara Celia once told her was better for her coloring than the black she “borrowed” from Aunt Jen.

From Literature

It’s one of the few pieces of clothing that I picked for myself instead of inheriting from Celia.

From Literature

Mom and Dad had brought me to middle school orientation and stuck around for the family tour even though Celia had just finished eighth grade in this very same building.

From Literature