Spanish

Araceli

Pronounced ah-rah-SEH-leeShare

Meaning: Altar of the sky

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 4 syllables

The story

Araceli joins Latin words for altar and sky. In Spanish naming it is associated with a title of Mary, particularly the patron of Lucena in southern Spain.

Nicknames

  • Celi
  • Ara
  • Chela

Spellings & variants

  • Aracely
  • Aracelis

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Araceli comes from Spanish.

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