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selina celina celine
These names sound really alike but seem to have really different meanings.Is CELINA really not related to CELIA / CELINO?
And is SELINA really the only one related to SELENA / SELENE?Thanks for your help.
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CelinaCelina is used as nickname of Marcelina and some other names in several languages, but it is too a full name. It is the feminine form of Celino, name comimg from the Latin personal name C(a)elinus/C(a)elina, derivated from Caelius/Caelia (Celio/Celia).
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