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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Celestine m. Latin celestinus 'celestial, heavenly'.

The name of a 5th C pope, a 12th C antipope, two 12th C popes, and two 13th C popes.

Germany
Latin
1197 Celestino (abl) CDL-1.1.1 I
Italy
Latin
1193 Celestinus (nom) KD-1 no. 2
Scotland
Latin
1383 Celestino (abl) CartLevenax p. 5; 1384 Celestino (abl) ibid. p. 8
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Celestine". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Celestine.