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Celinda

Celinda proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage.

Proper noun

Celinda

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
    • “Nightmare Abbey” is an excellent example of this satire. Here we find the melancholic Scythrop Glowry, a fictional figure in which the poet Shelley is thinly disguised, torn between two fair maidens, Marionetta and Celinda.1925 February 22, “In Thomas Love Peacock the Plot Does Not Matter […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Celinda Haynes shocked both police and medical professionals when she arrived at the hospital covered in blood, explaining that her dog Maya (right) had stabbed her in the arm2016 September 23, Anneta Konstantinides, “Woman gets stabbed in the arm by her DOG after it mistook a kitchen knife for a toy”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Origin of Celinda

Probably a blend of Celia + Linda.

Questions about Celinda

What does Celinda mean?
Celinda means a female given name originating as a coinage.
What part of speech is Celinda?
Celinda is a proper noun.

Words near Celinda in the dictionary

  1. celibatory
  2. Celik
  3. Celiks
  4. Celina
  5. Celinaissance
  6. Celinda
  7. Celine
  8. celiocentesis
  9. celiohysterectomies
  10. celiohysterectomy
  11. celiometer

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