Celia

Commonly mistakened for Cecilia in the U.S. Celia can in fact be pronounced in different ways, the best pronunciations of this name comes from the Romantic Languages or Latin Languages. One notable and prolific Celia was the late Celia Cruz. If you don’t know who Celia Cruz is then, please do yourself a favor and google her name because she is literally one of the OG Salsa singers, “The Queen of Salsa” of the 20th and 21st century.

Celia Cruz, in full Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, was a Cuban American singer who reigned for decades as the “Queen of Salsa Music,” electrifying audiences with her wide-ranging soulful voice and rhythmically compelling style.