The baby name Selestina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced seh-les-TEE-nah (IPA: /sɛlɛsˈtiːnə/).
The baby name Selestina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced seh-les-TEE-nah (IPA: /sɛlɛsˈtiːnə/).
Selestina is Italian, Latin in Origin.
Selestina is a feminine form related to Celestina, ultimately from Latin caelestis/caelestinus, “heavenly, celestial.” It traveled through Romance languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese) and later into English and other tongues, keeping the bright, sky-linked sense. The spelling with S reflects phonetic rendering in seseo Spanish and Filipino naming, and appears as a modernized variant in diaspora communities.
Usage traces to late medieval and Renaissance Europe via the papal name Celestine (Celestinus); the feminine Celestina/Selestina took hold in Romance-speaking areas. In Spain, the influential 1499 work La Celestina colored perceptions, curbing local popularity, yet the name persisted in Italy, Latin America, the Philippines, and Catholic communities worldwide. Variants and cognates include Celestina, Celestine/Célestine, Celeste, Celestia, and Polish Celestyna; related masculines are Celestino and Celestine. Nicknames range from Celes/Cele to Tina and Lina. Overall meaning: “heavenly; of the sky; exalted.”
Selestina is far from common. We have only 71 recorded uses of it on record, from 25 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #536 | 6 | 7,500 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
Selestina is popular in 25 countries — most recent births per country:
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