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.
The softhearted Clay! From a not too popular but very good book series, Wings of Fire. I wish this series had as much of a fanbase as warrior cats once did, it deserves it. I drew Clay Mudwing from the Wings of Fire series. Still on the first book, but I adore all of the characters.