Cäcilia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cäcilia – Meaning: linked to the Latin word for 'blind' – Origin: Latin (German variant of Cäcilie/Cecilia) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: tseh-TSEE-lee-ah


Cäcilia is a Latin (German variant of Cäcilie/Cecilia) girl's name meaning “linked to the Latin word for 'blind'”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Girl Names That Are Quietly Making a Comeback.

Meaning & Origin of Cäcilia

Meaning: Linked to the Latin word for 'blind'.

Origin: Latin (German variant of Cäcilie/Cecilia).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cäcilia

Phonetic: tseh-TSEE-lee-ah   IPA: /tsɛˈtsiːli̯a/

Popularity of Cäcilia

Cäcilia doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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