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Help[Facts] Re: Family name
in reply to a message by La Guarda
Fran means "Frenchman", not "free". It comes from:
Franciscus -->
Francis -->
Frances
CELIA f English, Italian
Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius (see CELIO). -->
CELIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Caelius, which meant "heaven" from Latin caelum.
I think you're confusing Celia with Cecilia, which does indeed mean "blind" in Latin.
Miranda
Franciscus -->
Francis -->
Frances
CELIA f English, Italian
Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius (see CELIO). -->
CELIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Caelius, which meant "heaven" from Latin caelum.
I think you're confusing Celia with Cecilia, which does indeed mean "blind" in Latin.
Miranda
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