Cecelia is a variation of the given name

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. History The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for g ...

. People with the name include: * Cecelia Adkins (1923–2007, African-American publisher * Cecelia Ager (1902–1981), American film critic and reporter *

Cecelia Ahern Cecelia Ahern (born 30 September 1981) is an Irish novelist, known for her works like '' PS, I Love You''; '' Where Rainbows End''; and '' If You Could See Me Now''. Born in Dublin, Ahern is now published in nearly fifty countries, and has sold ...

(born 1981), Irish novelist * Cecelia Akagu (), Nigerian Army brigadier general * Cecelia Antoinette (1949–2020), American actress, comedian, and writer * Cecelia Ayanori Bukari-Yakubu (), Ghanaian politician * Cecelia Svinth Carpenter (1924–2010), first historian to write in detail about the Nisqually people *

Cecelia Condit Cecelia Ann Condit (born December 15, 1947) is an American video artist. Condit's films are noted for their attempts to subvert traditional mythologies of female representation and psychologies of sexuality and violence. Condit has received award ...

(born 1947), American video artist * Cecelia Cortes (born 1989), American professional squash player *

Cecelia Frey Cecelia Frey (born 1936) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and short story writer. Her works have appeared in literary magazines and in numerous anthologies, and broadcast on CBC Radio as well as produced by the Women's Television Network. She was the ...

(born 1936), Canadian poet, novelist, and short story writer * Cecelia Kizer (born 1997), American soccer player * Cecelia Lee Fung-Sing (born 1933), Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong * Cecelia Goetz (1917–2004), American lawyer and bankruptcy judge * Cecelia González (), American politician serving in the Nevada Assembly * Cecelia Hall (), American sound designer and sound editor *

Cecelia Holland Cecelia Holland (born December 31, 1943) is an American historical novelist. Early life and education Holland was born December 31, 1943, in Henderson, Nevada. She grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey, where she started writing at age 12, recording ...

(born 1943), American historical fiction novelist *

Cecelia Joyce Cecelia Nora Isobel Mary Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she played 57 One-Day Internationals and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 2001 and 2018. She played in her fi ...

(born 1983), Irish cricketer *

Cecelia Kenyon Cecelia M. Kenyon (1923 – January 1990) was an American political scientist. She was a professor at Smith College from 1948 until 1984, where from 1969 onwards she was the Charles N. Clark Professor of Government. Her theses on the American Revo ...

(1923–1990), American political scientist *

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (born Cecilia Helena Payne; – ) was a British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist. Her work on the cosmic makeup of the universe and the nature of variable stars was foundational to modern astrophysics. She ...

(1900–1979), British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist. *

Cecelia Pedescleaux Cecelia Tapplette Pedescleaux, also known as Cely, (born August 6, 1945) is an African-American quilter of traditional and art quilts, inspired by historians, other African-American quilters, and quilt designs used during the Underground Railroad ...

(born 1945), African-American quilter of traditional and art quilts *

Cecelia Peters Cecelia Peters, known professionally as Cece Peters, is an Australian television and theatre actress. Her career began with playing Tiger Johnson on the Nine Network children's series '' Snake Tales''. She later joined the cast of the Network Te ...

, Australian actor *

Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders (1879 – February 23, 1966) sometimes written as Cecilia Cabaniss Saunders, was an African-American civil rights leader, and executive director of the Harlem, New York YWCA. She is best known for working against racial d ...

(1879–1966), African-American civil rights leader *

Cecelia Tichi Cecelia Tichi (born April 10, 1942) is an American academic and author of mystery novels. She is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English and American Studies at Vanderbilt University. She is a former president of the American Studies ...

(born 1942), American academic and author of. mystery novels *

Cecelia Watson Cecelia Watson is an American author, and a historian and philosopher of science. Career Watson attended St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), earning a B.A. in Liberal Arts. She then did graduate work at the University of Chicago under the ...

(), American author and historian *

Cecelia Wolstenholme Cecelia Wolstenholme (18 May 1915 – 25 October 1968), later known by her married name Cecelia Thornton, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and England in the Br ...

(1915–1968), English competitive swimmer

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