Meaning and Origin of: Celestino

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Heavenly
  • Italian : High; lofty
  • Spanish : Heavenly

Boy name variations

Celesto
Celestine
Celindo
Selestine
Selestino
Silestino
Celso
Celsius
Celsus
Celeste
Celey
Sele
Selestyna

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian : from the personal name Celestino, a derivative of Latin caelestris ‘heavenly’. It was a popular name among early Christians and was the name of several popes, including Celestino V (c. 1215–96), the founder of a religious order known as the Celestines.