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Female given name
Céline , sometimes spelled Celine , is a
French female first name of
Latin origin, coming from Caelīna , the feminine form of the
Roman cognomen Caelīnus , meaning "heavenly".
[1] Its equivalent in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese is
Celina . Céline was frequently chosen as a first name in honour of two
Gallo-Roman saints closely associated with the
beginnings of the
French nation :
Saint Céline of
Laon , mother of
St Rémy , and Saint Céline of
Meaux , a companion of
St Geneviève ; the feast day for both is
21 October .
Céline as a single name may refer to the French writer
Louis-Ferdinand Céline , author of
Journey to the End of the Night .
People with the first name
Celine Al Haddad (born 2001), Lebanese footballer
Céline Arnauld (1885–1952), writer associated with Dadaism
Celine Axelos (1902–1992), Egyptian poet
Céline Bara (Céline Szumigay, born 1978), French pornographic film actress of Mauritian origin
Céline Baril (born 1953), Canadian artist and film director
Céline Bonnier (born 1965), French Canadian actress
Céline Boucher (born 1945), Canadian artist
Céline Buckens (born 1996), Belgian-British actress
Celine Byrne (born 1977), Irish soprano
Céline Carzo (born 1972), French singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Céline Cassone , French-born ballerina
Céline Couderc (born 1983), female freestyle swimmer
Céline Degrange (born 1978), French Olympic gymnast
Céline Dion (born 1968), Canadian singer, occasional songwriter, actress and entrepreneur
Mary Celine Fasenmyer (1906–1996), American nun and mathematician (often referred to as Sister Celine)
Céline Figard (1976–1995), French student murdered during a visit to the United Kingdom in December 1995
Céline Galipeau (born 1957), Canadian news anchor
Céline Gittens , Trinidadian ballet dancer
Céline Gounder (born 1977), American physician
Celine Helgemo (born 1995), Norwegian singer
Céline Hervieux-Payette (born 1941), former Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate
Celine Cris Horwang (born 1980), Thai actress, model, singer and TV personality
Céline Laporte (born 1984), athlete
Céline Lebrun (born 1976), French judoka
Céline Lomez (born 1953), Canadian actress and singer
Céline Monsarrat (born 1954), French actress
Celine Rattray (born 1975), film producer
Céline Scheen (born 1976), Belgian operatic soprano
Céline Signori (born 1938), Canadian politician
Celine Sivertsen (born 1993), Norwegian handball player
Céline Yandza (1932–2013), Congolese politician
Céline Yoda (born 1958), Burkinabé politician
Pseudonyms and fictional characters
As a surname
Pseudonyms and fictional characters
Louis-Ferdinand Céline , the pen name of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches (1894–1961), a French writer and doctor
Hagbard Celine , character in the Illuminatus trilogy of books by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
Other
References