The Italian word that gives the meaning of this name is used in an Aria in the opera Aida by Giuseppe Vedri. The aria is Celeste Aida meaning heavenly Aida. I like the name because I like the aria, and because my father and grandfather also liked this aria.
Clay is a male MudWing, a Dragonet of Destiny, and the main protagonist in The Dragonet Prophecy, the very first book of the Wings of Fire series. Clay has fire-resistant scales, which he found out about when he pushed Peril down a tunnel as he tried to hide her from Queen Scarlet.
Wood bees, also known as carpenter bees, look very similar to bumble bees. The only difference between the two is that carpenter bees have a black abdomen, while bumble bees have a black and yellow abdomen. The difference is so slight that you might not even notice.