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Celestina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Celestina

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The baby name Celestina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced seh-LES-tee-nah (IPA: /ˌsɛləsˈtiːnə/; Spanish: se-LES-TEE-nah /seˈlestina/).

Celestina is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: seh-LES-tee-nah (IPA: /ˌsɛləsˈtiːnə/; Spanish: se-LES-TEE-nah /seˈlestina/)

What is the meaning of the name Celestina ?

The baby name Celestina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced seh-LES-tee-nah (IPA: /ˌsɛləsˈtiːnə/; Spanish: se-LES-TEE-nah /seˈlestina/).

Celestina is Latin in Origin.

Celestina derives from the Latin caelestinus/caelestis, meaning “heavenly, of the sky,” filtered through late Latin Celestinus and its feminine Celestina, alongside Celestine and Celeste. The name took root in Romance languages - Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian - where the -ina ending adds a tender, affectionate nuance; related forms appear in Polish as Celestyna.

Usage traces back to medieval Europe, buoyed by the prestige of several popes named Celestine and by saintly cults, then waned before a 19th‑century revival influenced by romanticism and the vogue for ethereal, virtue-tinged names. In the Spanish canon, Fernando de Rojas’s 1499 work La Celestina fixed the name in literary memory. Variants include Celestine (English/French), Celeste (multilingual), and the rarer Celestia; diminutives/short forms: Cela, Celie, Lina, Tina. Today Celestina reads vintage yet luminous, evoking celestial imagery with an elegant Latinate cadence.

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Celestina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
AO Girls 0 #135 79 4,575
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
GH Girls 0 #191 159 6,973
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
GH 0 #212 32 5,396
AL Girls 0 #223 5 4,141
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
NG 0 #251 14 5,926
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
MO Girls 0 #260 4 7,056
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
Canada Girls 2024 #281 5 2,795
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
NG Girls 0 #289 890 15,093
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
GT 0 #305 10 5,948
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
MU Girls 0 #335 17 8,539
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
MY 0 #350 5 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
PT Girls 0 #354 99 7,952
BO 0 #357 25 6,868
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PH Girls 0 #374 17 13,098
France Girls 2016 #405 4 3,228
PA Girls 0 #418 64 9,861
BO Girls 0 #419 205 9,488
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
GT Girls 0 #444 62 7,500
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
CR Girls 0 #520 13 11,342
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
CM Girls 0 #525 16 11,671
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
AR Girls 0 #532 68 8,289
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
SG Girls 0 #560 27 18,916
PE Girls 0 #576 439 14,861
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IT Girls 0 #635 1,244 9,415
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
IT 0 #681 34 4,183
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
Finland Girls 2026 #734 5 3,895
CL Girls 0 #776 76 14,098
Spain Girls 0 #818 166 5,561
Germany Girls 0 #825 14 4,949
BR Girls 0 #878 64 12,708
United States Girls 2024 #891 26 8,487
SA Girls 0 #910 26 25,931
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
NG Boys 0 #941 11 16,906
MY Girls 0 #943 52 24,821
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
CO Girls 0 #1,012 67 16,140
MX Boys 0 #1,029 5 16,355
MX Girls 0 #1,035 149 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,086 56 25,928
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
TR 0 #1,251 4 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Celestina is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Canada
AE
AL

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People also ask about Celestina

Celestina is predominantly a girl's name.
Celestina is a 4 syllable name, pronounced seh-LES-tee-nah (IPA: /ˌsɛləsˈtiːnə/; Spanish: se-LES-TEE-nah /seˈlestina/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Celeste, Célestine, Celestine, Celestyna and Tina.
Across languages, Celestina has these equivalents: Celestine (masculine/English/French), Celestino (Italian/Spanish, masculine), Célestin (French, masculine), Celestinus (Latin).
Yes — Celestina ranked #281 in Canada in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Celestina ranks highest in Canada (#281 in 2024).
Celestina's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #907 in 2014 to #891 in 2024 in United States.