Céline

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. In addition it is notable for one of the sisters of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Céline Martin, who also became a nun.

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
• Céline Bara (Céline Szumigay, born 1978), French pornographic film actress of Mauritian origin
• Céline Bonnier (born 1965), French Canadian actress
• Céline Buckens (born 1996), Belgian-British actress
• Celine Byrne (born 1977), Irish soprano
• Céline Carzo, 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, Canadian news anchor
• Céline Gittens, Trinidadian ballet dancer
• Céline Gounder, 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, French actress
• Celine Rattray (born 1975), film producer
• Céline Scheen (born 1976), Belgian operatic soprano
• Celine Sivertsen (born 1993), Norwegian handball player
• Céline Yandza, Congolese politician
• Céline Yoda (born 1958), Burkinabé politician

Pseudonyms and fictional characters[]

• 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.

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

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