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Help[Opinions] Celica
I've recently been adoring Celica. It is derived from Latin caelicus, meaning "celestial, heavenly". It's not a too-different alternative to Celia or Cecilia, which I also like. Plus, it rolls off the tongue (it's stressed on either the first or second syllable) and looks beautiful on paper.
What do you think of this name?
https://www.behindthename.com/name/celica/submitted
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What do you think of this name?
https://www.behindthename.com/name/celica/submitted
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
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This message was edited 9/28/2024, 2:49 PM
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I like the sound but it's hard to read for me because my brain wants to read it as Celia. Maybe Caelica would be better because it makes you slow down and read it.
As in.... gluten allergy?
Yeah I read it as “celiac.”
I like it.
The word silica came to mind. It pays to google names. I loved Loris, until someone mentioned it was an animal and I pointed out to someone that Stelara is a medicine for ulcerative colitis and other ailments. It's disappointing to find out a name has other associations.
This message was edited 9/29/2024, 1:26 PM
I love Celica but I dislike the pronouncation
I think Sehl-ee-sa sounds better
I think Sehl-ee-sa sounds better
It doesn't work for me in English, apart from the pronunciation/emphasis issue, it looks like an unsuccessful merger between Cecile and Alice. Or Alicia. I would joyfully use Cecily and/or Alice, but that would be my limit.
I think it's pretty in Latin, with a hard c and stress on the 2nd syllable.
In English, it mainly sounds like silica to me. I've heard it as the car name, but that's always made me think of silica, anyway...
I could call someone Celica without problem, but I don't like it on paper. I don't like Celia for the same reason (reminds me of cilia). I would maybe prefer it to Celia.
In English, it mainly sounds like silica to me. I've heard it as the car name, but that's always made me think of silica, anyway...
I could call someone Celica without problem, but I don't like it on paper. I don't like Celia for the same reason (reminds me of cilia). I would maybe prefer it to Celia.
This message was edited 9/28/2024, 8:13 PM
it's a car ...
A Toyota Celica.
A Toyota Celica.
I also lowkey would consider using the Name of the type of Toyota I own too 🤣🤣🤣 when I am feeling silly. But tbf that is a "name" as well.
I don't like either pronunciation, but the spelling is pretty. This would make an interesting middle name.
This message was edited 9/28/2024, 8:13 PM
It's all Toyota Celica to me. And they are bringing the model back soon.
This message was edited 9/28/2024, 5:08 PM
Really? I didn't know that. The car model actually influenced the name's usage. I wonder if Celica will re-enter the SSA data once the car model is brought back.
The car influenced the name's usage? I would be curious to see the stats on that. Sometimes luxury car names are used as names but the Celica was not a luxury car and I would have been surprised to meet someone named Celica at the height of the car model's popularity.
Edited to add: I see that you are the one that added the info to the user submitted entry about the name's use being influenced by the car. That's some proof. Ha ha.
Edited to add: I see that you are the one that added the info to the user submitted entry about the name's use being influenced by the car. That's some proof. Ha ha.
This message was edited 9/29/2024, 2:33 AM
The car model was produced between 1970 and 2006 and the name was recorded between those years (https://www.behindthename.com/top/beyond?name=Celica&gender=&type=percent). Either way, Celica sounds better as a name than Lexus or Porsche, to be honest.
Don't like it at all