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.

Celie Rank in US Top 1000

# 963 in the US

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The name Celie in Pop Culture

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