Celie

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
"Blind" or "Dark-haired"
Pronunciation
SEE-lee(English)
se-lee or SEE-lee
Popularity
According to the Social Security Administration, Celie has not been in the top 1000 names in the United States since 2000.

cartoon of the name Celie
Cartoon of Celie

Celie Name meanings & History

"Blind" or "Dark-haired". Adoption of French Célie outside the francophone world. This form of the name was used in Alice Walker's 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple. Celie is mostly used as a female name.

Zodiac Sign of Celie: Curious Gemini

Synonyms of Celie:

C: Candid,Copycat,Chatty,Clever,Curious,Choice,Cute

E: Enliven,Enlighten,Environment,Expressive,Entertain,Exaggerate

L: Legal,Lover,Lazy,Lovely,Luscious,Languid,Liaison

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

Celie is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Mature name
  • a Modern name
  • a Natural name
  • a Nerdy name

Famous People

Celie is a character in Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Color Purple", which was later adapted into a successful movie. Other famous people with the name Celie include American actress Celie Imogene Rader and British wine writer Celie Welch.

Related Names to Celie

Cecilia, Celia, Ceil