Meaning & origin
What it means
Ce is a diminutive of Celia. Celia probably goes back to a word meaning “heaven.”
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Where it comes from
In English use, Ce is a diminutive of Celia. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Ce is a diminutive of Celia.
The story
In English use, Ce is a diminutive of Celia. The history of Celia gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare introduced Celia to an English-speaking audience through As You Like It. Celia’s earlier background is the Roman family-name tradition; its later treatment as a short form of Cecilia provides another naming context.
Explained through its name family
Ce’s family of names
In English usage, Ce is a diminutive of Celia. In French usage, Ce as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Korean form 이.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ce
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Ce, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cel
“heaven”
48% boys · 52% girls
Salme
“poem”
22% boys · 78% girls
Sanche
“one who is sacred” · “saintly; holy”
63% boys · 37% girls
Cedryk
Cedryk is a variant of Cedric. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”
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Sanndie
“helper and defender of mankind”
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Sandine
“helper and defender of mankind”
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Shel
“our son”
43% boys · 57% girls
Cedryna
“one who is kind and loved”
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