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.
Description & Habits. Mud daubers are wasp-like insects that construct nests from mud. They make a variety of nests ranging from elaborate structures (i.e., multiple tubes several inches long or small vase-like nests attached to plant stems) to merely 'plastering' up existing cracks or crevices in wood, stone, or masonry.