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Help[Opinions] Opinions on the name Juliet Cecilia?
I've been in love with the name Juliet Cecilia recently, but I've been told by some that it's too obnoxious and pompous sounding, and by some that it's too trendy sounding at the moment.
The thing is, both of these names are honorary names; Cecilia after my brother who transitioned and left the name Shayla behind. I'd love to honor him with a variation of his birth name. (I have his permission for this)
Juliet is a family name on my partners side and it's just too beautiful of a name to abandon. It also has several nickname options that I'm a big fan of; I love Jules and Jay. Etta could be cute too.
So what does everyone here think? I had a few other ideas but this one stood out to me the most.
The thing is, both of these names are honorary names; Cecilia after my brother who transitioned and left the name Shayla behind. I'd love to honor him with a variation of his birth name. (I have his permission for this)
Juliet is a family name on my partners side and it's just too beautiful of a name to abandon. It also has several nickname options that I'm a big fan of; I love Jules and Jay. Etta could be cute too.
So what does everyone here think? I had a few other ideas but this one stood out to me the most.
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I think it's a bit of a mouthful. Cecilia Juliet would have better flow, but overall the combo is a bit rhymey.
Pretty combo
Love the name Juliet
I love it, it sounds perfect together and is beautiful!
I like the names individually but as a combo it’s a bit too frilly.
It's gorgeous! I wouldn't cheapen it with nicknames.
It's very pretty! Perhaps too pretty. But the world is ugly these days; let's embrace prettiness!
Ignore them :)
Juliet Cecilia is pretty and if it's a name you like, there's nothing wrong with using it. The names are not going to be detrimental to the child. It's not as if you're naming your child with a randomly-generated password
Juliet Cecilia is pretty and if it's a name you like, there's nothing wrong with using it. The names are not going to be detrimental to the child. It's not as if you're naming your child with a randomly-generated password
I think Juliet seems literary/romantic and Cecilia seems classic/dignified/British/Catholic. I can see those vibes construed as pompous, but they've got obvious positives - it's just how you want to look at it. The main reason I'd criticize trendy/popular names is because they seem insubstantial/shallow, but that'd be a nonissue with honoring names.
I think it is a solid and very pretty combo!
I think it is a solid and very pretty combo!
This message was edited 2/22/2025, 9:10 AM
It's a lovely combo, and unless you'd use it as a double-name, it's not pompous or obnoxious at all. It doesn't feel trendy either.
I like both names; what I don't like is Julie as a nn for any and all of the Juli- names. I also prefer more simple names over more ornate ones. So, my version of your choices would be Cecily Juliet.
It's lovely, not obnoxious, pompous or trendy
It's nice both are honouring names too
It's nice both are honouring names too
That is a beautiful combination. I'm turning 43 and I've loved the name Juliet since I was 6. It doesn't seem like a "trendy" name to me at all. Cecilia has been in use for like 400 years. More importantly, you are choosing these names because they have personal meaning to you. You're not going to "get bored" of them, because the reasons you chose them will always be there. People telling you they're "trendy" either don't understand, or don't respect the personal significance these names hold for you, in which case their opinions aren't worth a whole lot. Believe me, people will *look* for reasons to shoot down a name. I have no idea why humans are like this, but I've found that the first response when sharing a child's prospective name is to find fault. The closer the person is to you the more hurtful the criticism tends to be. I haven't told a single person close to me my twins' names. The people I have told - strangers I've commissioned to make some special keepsakes with their names on them from Spain to California - have been nothing but complimentary. Some really good naming advice I read somewhere is to fold over 1/3 of a piece of paper and write the name on the folded section; on the other 2/3, write down one or two sentences an 8-year-old child might use to explain the origin of their name to a classmate. I've found that little exercise really helps to drown out the noise.
I think it’s lovely.