Message: "Cecil & Red" - Behind the Name

Cecil & Red

by Kitty (vomiting)

1/14/2010, 1:55 PM

There was an announcement in the London Telegraph for the birth of twins - a son, Cecil, and a daughter, Red.

What do you think of this pairing, and the names separately? I was rather surprised by it. I like Cecil quite a lot. I can imagine that it would appeal to a lot of hipster-cool people that I know.
I'm really warming to Red. I don't know that I could ever use it but its just so awesome. I imagine a little Red to be adventurous, fun and outgoing. What do you think in general of colour names used on people?

#Cecil #Red

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- Pie

1/15/2010, 10:05 AM

It's kind of funky. Red is very weird, but it's definitely interesting, and I love Cecil.

- blue_belle +1

1/14/2010, 10:24 PM

Wait....

.. Red is the girls name? Really? All I can think of when I hear that name is Red Forman (from That '70's Show, which is my fav!). It's quite masculine to me.

Cecil is so cool, Red is too. But I would never even dream of naming my children either of them, they're not my style, but they're super cool!

- Kitty (vomiting)

1/15/2010, 4:54 PM

Yes, Red is a girl. :)

- BBH

1/14/2010, 6:38 PM

Cecil is awesome!

- Wordsmith

1/14/2010, 6:35 PM

I adore Cecil and don't quite appreciate Red.

- Bear +1

1/14/2010, 2:47 PM

Cecil is gorgeous. Love it. I don't recommend it a lot only because people here in the U.S. pronounce it "SEE-sil" (ick). I only like it pronounced, "SESS-l."

I don't like Red as a full name for either gender. But I love Redmond for a boy. Cecil and Redmond, nn Red, would be terrific.

- Kitty (vomiting)

1/14/2010, 3:30 PM

I'm from Australia and pronounce it the British way - 'SESS-il.' I only like this pronunciation as well. :)

- Rachel Shaina (Evil)

1/14/2010, 2:41 PM

It's interesting. I don't care much for Red, personally, but I don't mind seeing it.

What's really neat is that Cecil is a really really blue name for me. Interesting to see it next to Red :P

- -Violetta Lavender- (-Julia-)

1/14/2010, 2:28 PM

This is actually very cool. I would never use Red, but I still kind of like it -- and Cecil is very nice. I don't really mind color names used on people, actually.

Red's growing on me too.

- New_Chloe

1/14/2010, 2:00 PM

that. is. amazing.

Not something I'd think I'd like, but gosh it's posh. What a pair. Wow.

I'm not sure how I feel about colour names for people. I used to know an Azure and thought that was the coolest thing ever. I was very into colour names as a teenybopper, but I've moved on to other things. Some I think are awesome, but some I think are silly. It depends on the name.

But Cecil and Red = super cute. Super hipster. Also sounds like a storybook, which is a clear winner for me :)

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