Given name
Céline
“the little warrior”
In French use, Céline is a diminutive of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Céline is a diminutive of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In French usage, Céline is a diminutive of Marcel.
The story
In French use, Céline is a diminutive of Marcel. The history of Marcel gives this family its wider story. Marcel’s historical associations include a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul, martyred at Bourges with his companion Anastasius.
Explained through its name family
Céline’s family of names
In French usage, Céline is a diminutive of Marcel. In French usage, Céline shares a linguistic root with the English form Celine. In French usage, Céline has a conventional equivalent in the English form Selena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Céline has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
11 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Céline
- Celine DionFrench Canadian singer (born 1968)
- Céline SciammaFrench director and screenwriter (born 1978)
- Céline SalletteFrench actressborn 1980
- Céline DumercFrench basketball player (born 1982)
- Céline BuckensBelgian actressborn 1996
- Céline LebrunFrench judokaborn 1976
- Céline GobervilleFrench sport shooterborn 1986
- Céline CousteauFrench-American explorer, filmmaker, and diverborn 1972
- Céline DevilleFrench association football playerborn 1982
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