Celia

[ seel-yuh ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Cecilia.

Example Sentences

Everton's lawyer Celia Rooney told the appeal that those figures were “frankly eye-watering”.

From BBC

Celia Fushille was in her early 20s recovering from a knee injury when she got married and had two kids.

From Salon

Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger, both nominees for their performances as teenage siblings in Paula Vogel’s family drama “Mother Play,” huddled in a banquette.

From New York Times

The play, directed by Tina Landau, features two other cast members, both of whom also received Tony nominations: Jim Parsons, who plays Carl, Phyllis’ precocious gay son who dies of AIDS, and Celia Keenan-Bolger, who plays Martha, Phyllis’ lesbian daughter, who is the custodian of the play’s difficult family memories.

From Los Angeles Times

On Tony night, for the best featured actress in a play award, she’s up against her co-star Juliana Canfield, Quincy Tyler Bernstine from “Doubt: A Parable,” Celia Keenan-Bolger in “Mother Play” and Kara Young from “Purlie Victorious.”

From Seattle Times