Cecilia

Etymology
Caecilia:, female form of Caecilius:,a Roman family name derived from the byname caecus:.

Proper noun

 * 1) Saint Cecilia, 3rd century Roman martyr; the patron saint of music.  Her feast day is November 22nd.

Related terms

 * Sissy, Ceecee, CeeCee
 * Cecelia, Cecile, Cecily, Celia, Cicely, Sheila
 * Cecil

Quotations

 * 1951 translation by Nevill Coghill of: 13?? Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Prologue:
 * First let me tell you where her name has sprung,
 * Cecilia, meaning, as the books agree,
 * 'Lily of Heaven', in our English tongue,
 * To signify her chaste virginity;
 * 1854 Charles Dickens: Hard Times: Book I, Chapter II:
 * "Sissy is not a name," said Mr. Gradgrind. "Don't call yourself Sissy. Call yourself Cecilia."
 * "It's father as calls me Sissy, Sir," returned the young girl in a trembling voice, and with another curtsy.
 * "Then he has no business to do it," said Mr. Gradgrind. "Tell him he mustn't.

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Proper noun

 * ,a spelling variant of Cäcilia:.

Proper noun

 * , cognate to English.

Anagrams

 * celiaci, ciecali

Proper noun

 * , cognate to Cecilia.

Proper noun

 * , cognate to Cecilia.

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