Céline
\se.lin\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \se.lin\ |
| Also spelled | Célyne |
| Compound names | Céline-Marie, Anne-Céline, Marie-Céline, pied-de-Céline |
Origin and meaning
From Latin Coelīna or Caelīna, name of a fifth century saint, derivative of the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum (“heaven”). Also a short form of Marceline, a feminine diminutive form of Marcel. Related to English Celine and Selina.
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
Around the world
- GermanCelina, Celine
- EnglishCeline
- DanishCelina
- SpanishCelina
- ItalianCelina
- NorwegianCeline
- OccitanCelina
- PolishCelina
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).