Silje name - Meaning of Silje
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- Norwegian, Danish, Latin, Norwegian
- Pronounced
- SIL-ye
- Silje Meaning
- Norwegian and Danish diminutive of Cecilia. Silje is a Danish and Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia. Cecilia originates in Latin language and means "blinded". Saint Cecilia was the patron saint of music. In English-speaking countries the name has been used since the 18th century. It was popularized by the song of the same name by Simon and Garfunkel.
Silje Related Names
Variants: Cille, Sille (Danish)
Other Languages: Caecilia (Ancient Roman), Cecilija, Cila (Croatian), Cecilie, Cecílie (Czech), Cécile, Cecilia, Cilla, Silke (Dutch), Cecilia, Cecily, Sheila, Cece, Cecelia, Celia, Cicely, Cissy, Shayla, Sheelagh, Shelagh, Shelia, Shyla, Sissie, Sissy (English), Cecilia, Silja (Finnish), Cécile (French), Cäcilia, Cäcilie, Caecilia, Cecilia, Silke, Zilla (German), Cecília, Cili (Hungarian), Sheila, Síle (Irish), Cecilia (Italian), Cecylia (Polish), Cecília (Portuguese), Tsetsiliya (Russian), Sìleas (Scottish), Cecília (Slovak), Cecilija, Cila, Cilka (Slovene), Cecilia (Spanish), Cecilia, Cilla (Swedish)
Silje Celebrities
Silje Nes - musician, Silje Vige - singer,
