Cecilia (disambiguation) facts for kids

Cecilia is a popular girl's name. It has been used for many years and is well-known around the world. But did you know that "Cecilia" can also refer to many other interesting things?

Books Named Cecilia

Sometimes, authors choose "Cecilia" as the title for their stories.

• Cecilia is a very old novel from the 1700s. It was written by a famous author named Frances Burney.
• Cecilia is a more modern novel. It was written by Julie McClure in 1993.

Films Called Cecilia

The name "Cecilia" has also been used for movies!

• Cecilia is a film that was made in Norway in 1954.
• Cecilia is a film that was made in Cuba in 1982.

Places Named Cecilia

Many places around the world share the name Cecilia.

• Cecilia, Table Mountain is a beautiful area in the Table Mountain National Park. This park is located in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Cecilia Island is a small island found in the South Shetland Islands. These islands are in Antarctica, a very cold place!
• Cecilia, Kentucky is a small community in the United States. It's not a big city, but a quiet place where people live.
• Cecilia, Louisiana is another small community in the United States. It's known as a census-designated place.
• Santa Cecilia is a municipality in Spain. A municipality is like a town or a local government area.
• Santa Cecilia del Alcor is another municipality in Spain.
• Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is a very old church in Rome, Italy. It was built a long, long time ago, in the 400s!

Music and Cecilia

The name Cecilia is very important in the world of music.

• The Cecilian Movement was a special effort to change church music. It started around 1900 in Italy.
• Cecilia (band) is an American pop-rock band. They are based in New York City.
• Cecilia is the name of an opera. An opera is a type of play where most of the words are sung. This one was created by Licinio Refice.
• Boston Cecilia is a group of singers in Boston, Massachusetts. They are called a choral society.

Songs Named Cecilia

Many popular songs have also been named "Cecilia."

• "Cäcilie" is a classic song from 1894. It was written by a famous composer named Richard Strauss.
• "Cecilia" is a song from 1999 by the band Ace of Base.
• "Cecilia" is an older song from 1926. It was written by Dave Dreyer and Harry Ruby.
• "Cecilia" is a very famous song from 1970 by the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel.
• "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" is a more recent song from 2014.
• "Cecilia and the Satellite" is another song from 2014.
• "Cecilia" is also a song by Brett Kissel. It was released in 2017 on his album called We Were That Song.

Other Uses of Cecilia

The name "Cecilia" can also refer to other interesting things.

• Caecilians are a special group of amphibians. Amphibians are animals like frogs and salamanders that can live both on land and in water. Caecilians look a bit like worms or snakes.
• Tropical Cyclone Cecilia (1993) was a very strong storm. It was a tropical cyclone that happened in 1993.

See also

• All pages with titles containing "Cecelia"