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The baby name Cel is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced sel (/sɛl/).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: sel (/sɛl/)

What is the meaning of the name Cel ?

The baby name Cel is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced sel (/sɛl/).

Cel is in Origin.

Cel is a modern, minimalist given name, most often a short form of Latin-derived names such as Celia, Celeste/Celestine, and Céline/Celina, all ultimately from Latin caelum/caelestis “sky, heavenly”; in Catalan, the everyday noun cel means “sky,” reinforcing that sense. In Spanish and Portuguese, it can also abbreviate Celso (from Latin Celsus “lofty, high”), while in many languages it serves as a clipped pet form of Marcel/Marcella (from Marcellus, “little warrior, of Mars”).

As a stand-alone choice, Cel appears sporadically in late 20th–21st-century records and is used for all genders, prized for its clean sound and pan‑European feel. Related forms and expansions include Celia, Celie, Celina, Céline, Celeste, Celestine, Celso, Marcelo/Marcella, and Marcellus. Meanings therefore range from “heavenly; of the sky” and “lofty” to “belonging to Mars,” depending on the root selected.

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Cel – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
PH 0 #77 20 5,607
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
AO Girls 0 #214 4 4,575
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
MO Boys 0 #231 4 5,842
MO Girls 0 #234 18 7,056
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
PH Girls 0 #258 134 13,098
SG 0 #276 7 11,010
QA Girls 0 #277 40 15,378
SA 0 #284 12 10,560
TW Girls 0 #285 5 8,139
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
JO Girls 0 #333 7 7,570
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
MU Girls 0 #355 8 8,539
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
OM Girls 0 #369 28 15,987
PH Boys 0 #374 10 11,440
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
KW Girls 0 #393 123 19,177
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
MX 0 #439 7 8,339
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
AE Girls 0 #483 71 20,968
GT Boys 0 #496 4 7,625
SG Girls 0 #500 87 18,916
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
BH 0 #517 37 17,937
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
HK Girls 0 #569 47 16,104
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
AR Girls 0 #582 18 8,289
BO Boys 0 #583 10 9,244
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
BO Girls 0 #644 8 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
CL Boys 0 #696 5 13,390
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
BR Boys 0 #742 10 12,213
SA Girls 0 #766 170 25,931
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #797 42 4,949
KW Boys 0 #803 4 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
PE Boys 0 #857 22 14,506
TN 0 #859 7 13,765
CO Boys 0 #899 22 15,656
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
BR Girls 0 #931 11 12,708
Spain Girls 0 #932 52 5,561
PE Girls 0 #933 11 14,861
Germany Boys 0 #939 14 5,697
NL Boys 0 #941 11 5,873
NL Girls 0 #943 13 5,933
MX Boys 0 #945 38 16,355
MY Girls 0 #967 28 24,821
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
CO Girls 0 #1,068 11 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,083 10 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,093 91 17,781
MY Boys 0 #1,095 17 25,439
DZ 0 #1,126 51 20,130
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
TR 0 #1,197 15 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,269 4 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,391 56 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,458 14 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,582 33 28,008

Cel is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Cel

Cel is predominantly a girl's name.
Cel is a one syllable name, pronounced sel (/sɛl/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Celie, Cél, Sel, Cellie, Celi and Celle.
Across languages, Cel has these equivalents: Celeste (Latin/French), Céleste (French), Cielo/Ciela (Spanish, 'sky'/'heaven'), Caelum (Latin).