Araceli - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ syll. a-ra-ce-li, ar-ac-eli ] The girl name Araceli is pronounced -erEYCHEHLiy ^KEY. Araceli's language of origin is Latin and it is used mainly in the Spanish language. Araceli's meaning is 'altar of the sky'. Derived from ara meaning 'altar' ; coeli meaning 'sky, heaven' ; caelum meaning 'heaven'. The name is more common in Latin American and Mexico than in Spain. Variations of the name include the Spanish names Aracelis, Aracely, and Arcelia. Another variant of Araceli is the Spanish short form Cheli.

Araceli is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1960s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2002, 0.029% of baby girls were given the name Araceli. It ranked at #487 then. In 2007, it ranked at #672 with a usage of 0.021%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its group. 26% more girls were named Araceli than the next ranked name, the Spanish Aracely, in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Araceli include the Spanish Aracely, the Italian Ersilia, the Spanish Ursola, the English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian Ursula, the German Ursel, and the French Ursule.

^KEY: approx English pronunciation for Araceli: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

Details of famous persons named Araceli:
Actress Ara Celi, born Araceli Valdez, 31 May 1974, El Paso, Texas.
Model Araceli Gonz�lez, born Araceli Edith Gonz�lez, 19 June 1967, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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