[Opinions] Cecily vs. Cecilia
Which one, and why?
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Cecily was one of my favorite names as a child. Nowadays, I alternate between loving it and finding it too soft.
Cecilia, on the other hand, has always seemed overly frilly and prissy to me. Even snobbish - despite being more popular than Cecily. I prefer both that, and Celia, to Cecilia.
(But Cecilia is better than Cecile, which just sounds like a whine to me.)
Cecilia, on the other hand, has always seemed overly frilly and prissy to me. Even snobbish - despite being more popular than Cecily. I prefer both that, and Celia, to Cecilia.
(But Cecilia is better than Cecile, which just sounds like a whine to me.)
Cecily. It has a sweeter and less formal sound. I do have a niece named Cecilia, and she's made me like the name. Before. I'd never really cared for it.
Also, I find it absolutely hilarious how often I comment that I have a nice or nephew with this or that name.
Also, I find it absolutely hilarious how often I comment that I have a nice or nephew with this or that name.
My father's name, Cecil, is more obvious in Cecily and that's what I'd happily use. In spite of Simon and Garfunkel, Cecilia doesn't sound nearly as pleasing to me.
Don't like either