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Personal experiences with the name Celeste: | Edit

When I was little, how I hated my name! No one else had it and no one seemed to know how to spell it. But most other people commented that it was very pretty. I think it's a name you definitely can grow into. I did. I absolutely love it now.

Nicknames for Celeste: | Edit

Cel, Celly, Est, Estty, Cece, Lest, Less, Lessie, Celty

Meanings and history of the name Celeste: | Edit

Comes from the latin term Celestial which means Heavenly, or from the heavens

Famous real-life people named Celeste: | Edit

Celeste Holm, American actress
Celeste Cid, Argentinian actress and director
Celeste Cruz, of the American pop duo Daphne and Celeste

Celeste in song, story & screen: | Edit

Queen Celeste, Babar the elephant's wife and cousin
"Celeste", German film about the life of Marcel Proust
"Celeste", song by Ralph Towner
Celeste, character on the "Six Feet Under" TV series, played by Michelle Trachtenberg
Celeste, a former runner from the game "Mirror's Edge"
The "Mary Celeste", famous ghost ship found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872, although she had an experienced crew and the weather was good.
Celeste, character in the movie "Runnaway Jury"