Celie

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French variation of Cecilia
"blind"

Celie Origin and Meaning

The name Celie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "blind".

Attractive, underused name made famous by the heroine of The Color Purple. Still, if you're going to go to Celie, why not go all the way to Celia or Cecelia? You can always use Celie for short.

# 963 in the US

Celie Rank in US Top 1000

Celie in Pop Culture

  • Celie Johnsonmain character in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
  • Celiecharacter in Jessica Day George's "Tuesdays at the Castle"
  • Céliecharacter in "Signor Deluso" by Thomas Pasatieri