Baby name

FADING BOY · LATIN-ITALIAN
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Celio

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“Heavenly or relating to the Caelian Hill”

Italian and Spanish masculine name from the Roman family name Caelius, possibly meaning heavenly or relating to the Caelian Hill, one of Rome's seven hills.

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How it ages.

Quietly classical; never fashionable enough to date, never obscure enough to feel eccentric.

The cultural moment.

Steady but rare in Italy and Brazil throughout the 20th century.