Gender Feminine
Usage German, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. /ˈzɪl.kə/(German)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

German and Dutch diminutive of Celia or Cecilia.

Related Names

VariantCilla(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesCaecilia, Caelia(Ancient Roman) Cecília, Cèlia(Catalan) Cecilija(Croatian) Cecílie, Cecilie(Czech) Cecilie, Cecilia, Cille, Sidsel, Silje, Sille(Danish) Cecilia, Cecily, Celia, Sheila, Cece, Cecelia, Cicely, Cissy, Shayla, Sheelagh, Shelagh, Shelia, Shyla, Sissie, Sissy(English) Ĉiela(Esperanto) Silja(Estonian) Cecilia, Silja(Finnish) Cécile, Célia, Cécilia(French) Cecília, Cili(Hungarian) Sheila, Síle(Irish) Cecilia(Italian) Cecilie, Cecilia, Sidsel, Silje, Sissel(Norwegian) Cecylia(Polish) Cecília, Célia, Cila(Portuguese) Cecilia(Romanian) Tsetsiliya(Russian) Sìleas(Scottish Gaelic) Cecília(Slovak) Cecilija, Cilka(Slovene) Cecilija(Sorbian) Cecilia, Celia, Cielo(Spanish) Cecilia, Cilla(Swedish)
User SubmissionSilke

Popularity

People think this name is

youthful   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Austria: May 7

Categories

Entry updated October 11, 2012