Celestine
seh-leh-steen
Latin
"of the heavens"Share
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Celestine Origin and Meaning
The name Celestine is a boy's name meaning "of the heavens".
Celestine is more familiar as a female name these days, but it also has a long history of male usage – most notably, as the name of five popes. It ultimately derives from the Latin caelum "heavens, skies".
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