Cecilia
Cecilia is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Patroness of music.
What Cecilia means
Patroness of music.
Cecilia sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Cecilia comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Cecilia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Cecilia?
Cecilia does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Cecilia
We group Cecilia under music, the long-established classics and faith — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Cecilia
These share Cecilia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
- Benedict — Blessed.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.
- Elsie — Pledged to God.
- Jane — God is gracious.
- Natalia — Born at Christmas.
- Siobhan — God is gracious.
More Latin names
- Cato — All-knowing; wise.
- Celeste — Heavenly.
- Cassius — Hollow; (later) clever.
- Celestia — Of the heavens.
- Cassian — Of Cassius; an old Roman name.
- Charity — Selfless love and giving.
- Candace — Queen mother; radiant.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.