Celia

Celia (also Célia ) is a female given name (Spanish pronunciation [θe'lja], English pronunciation ['siliə]). The Spanish nickname is Celina , also Selina.

Name bearers

Célia Aymonier (* 1991), French biathlete and cross-country skier
Celia von Bismarck (1971–2010), Swiss NGO advisor and ambassador of the Red Cross
Célia Bourgeois (* 1983), French cross-country skier
Celia Calderón de la Barca (1921–1969), Mexican artist
Celia Caturelli (* 1953), Argentine artist
Celia Cruz (1925–2003), Cuban Reina de la Salsa (German: "Queen of Salsa")
Celia Fiennes (1662–1741), English travel writer
Celia Fremlin (1914–2009), English author
Celia Guevara March (* 1963), Cuban-Argentine marine biologist and daughter of Aleida March and Che Guevara
Celia Hart Santamaría (1963–2008), Cuban physicist and author, daughter of Haydée Santamaría (1923–1980) and Armando Hart
Celia Imrie (born 1952), British actress
Celia Johnson (1908–1982), British actress
Celia Kim (* 1977), German actress
Celia Kuch (* 1978), German triathlete and
Celia Lovsky (1897–1979), Austrian-American actress
Celia Mara (* 1963), Brazilian singer-songwriter
Celia Nyamweru (* 1942), British-Kenyan cultural anthropologist and geoscientist
Célia Okoyino da Mbabi (* 1988), German soccer player
Celia Rees (* 1949), British author for young people
Celia Sánchez (1920–1980), Cuban revolutionary and politician
Celia de la Serna Llosa (1928–1967), mother of Che Guevara
Celia Weston (born 1951), American actress

family name

Athanasio Celia (* 20th century), painter, author and art expert

Movies

Celia (1949) , English film directed by Francis Searle
Celia (1989) , Australian film directed by Ann Turner

Celia in literature and music

Celia (daughter of Frederick), figure from As You Like It (1623; dt. As You Like It ) by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Celia Peachum, character from the Threepenny Opera (1928) by Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) and Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
Celia Bowen (Hector's daughter), character from The Night Circus (2011; German The Night Circus , 2012) by Erin Morgenstern
Song To Celia by Ben Jonson (1573-1637)
Celia (1956), Jazz Standard from the album Jazz Giant by Bud Powell
Celia (2007) from the album Light Your Light by Toots & the Maytals
Celia (2009) from the album The Rise Of King Richie of The Kicks
Celia (2011) from the album Little Stranger by Annah Mac

Others

Celia is the patron saint of jugglers and actors.