First wolde I yow the name of Seint Cecilie
Expowne, as men may in hir storie see.
It is to seye in Englissh "hevenes lilie,"
For pure chaastnesse of virginitee;
Or, for she whitnesse hadde of honestee,
And grene of conscience, and of good fame
The soote savour, "lilie" was hir name.

– Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales, The Second Nun’s Prologue. The Second Nun deals with the interpretation of the name of Cecilia which Brother Jacob of Genoa put in the legend of the virgin martyr. In English her name means "heaven’s lily," the symbol of virgin charity, pure conscience and good reputation.