Céline

Female given name

This article is about the name. For the French novelist, see Louis-Ferdinand Céline. For other uses, see Celine (disambiguation).

CélinePronunciation| [selin]

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Gender| Female
Origin
Language(s)| Latin

Céline, sometimes spelled Celine, is a French female first name version 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

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* 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 Louche, business academic in New Zealand
* Céline Monsarrat (born 1954), French actress
* Celine Ng Swee Peng (1975–2011), Chinese-Singaporean property agent and murder victim
* 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

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* Celine Verans, a minor character mentioned only by Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Brontë's classic novel Jane Eyre.
* Celine is the name of the female Protagonist in the films "Before Sunrise", "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight", played by Julie Delpy.
* Celine Jules, a character from the PlayStation video game Star Ocean: The Second Story.
* Celine, Princess of Fire Emblem: Engage

## As a surname

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### Pseudonyms and fictional characters

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* 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

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* Celine (brand), formerly spelled Céline

## References

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1. ^ Céline, Behind the Name