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I'm with you. I like Araceli and its meaning too. What's wrong with Celia? It doesn't have to be a short form of Cecilia; it's a name in its own right and has a lovely meaning ("heaven"). Now Cecilia, otoh, DOES have an unfortunate meaning and I'd never go there.

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I've considered Celia myself. I recently read a book where the main female character was named Celia and it suited her so well that it made me really love the name.

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I have seen Aracelia before and while I like it, there's something about Araceli that seems sweeter and less fussy.

Araceli is beautiful. I prefer Araceli to Aracelia, but I like Aracelia too. I've seen Aracelia before. It's a legit Spanish name. I definitely prefer Aracelia to Cecelia and Celia. I've never been too fond of Cecelia and Celia to be honest.

I think it's pretty. Plain Araceli is nice. Aracelia looks pretty, but it also looks overdone.

I agree with Betsabé in that Aracelia is a fairly well-established, yet not terribly common alternative to Araceli. I like both names, but I also prefer Araceli.

Aracelia is a legitimate variation of Araceli.

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It's not widely used, far from it, but I do actually know an Aracelia in real life (she's a fellow member of the Hispanic society at college) and I've come across a handful of others on Latina/Hispanic websites.

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I prefer Araceli (or Aracely) but I do like Aracelia too.