cecilia what does the name mean
Cecilia /ce-cil-ia/ [4 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced sess-SEEL-yah. It is of Latin and Old Welsh origin, and the meaning of Cecilia is blind; sixth. The name came from the Welsh name Seissylt meaning sixth.It was later used as an English form of Latin name Caecilia, feminine of Caecilius (see Cecil). The feminine form is more popular than the male form because of the blind Saint Cecilia (second or third century) virgin martyr known as the patron saint of music.The name became common among Christians during the Middle Ages when it was brought by the Normans to England, where it was commonly spelled Cecily.he feminine form is more popular than the male form because of the blind Saint Cecilia (second or third century) virgin martyr known as the patron saint of music. The name became common among Christians during the Middle Ages when it was brought by the Normans to England, where it was commonly spelled Cecily.