The first name Cécilia

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About the first name Cécilia

Meaning

The name Cécilia is related to Cécile. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Cécilia belongs to the same name family as Cécile. The name Cécile is the feminine form of Caecilius and spread widely through Saint Cecilia.

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In archival records, Cécilia may coexist with Cécile or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:sé-si-liasesilj.a

Frequency of the first name Cécilia by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Cécilia by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name CéciliaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Cécilia in baptisms by year.10075502501765181118571903194919951765–1769 4 baptisms1775–1779 4 baptisms1790–1794 8 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 4 baptisms1820–1824 8 baptisms1830–1834 4 baptisms1840–1844 8 baptisms1845–1849 28 baptisms1850–1854 28 baptisms1855–1859 16 baptisms1860–1864 28 baptisms1865–1869 40 baptisms1870–1874 20 baptisms1875–1879 56 baptisms1880–1884 16 baptisms1885–1889 24 baptisms1890–1894 28 baptisms1895–1899 24 baptisms1900–1904 24 baptisms1905–1909 16 baptisms1910–1914 12 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms

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