Message: "Caecilia?" - Behind the Name

Caecilia?

by ♥Peeta♥ (TeamPeeta4ever)

5/25/2011, 7:14 AM

I was looking through my Latin book and came across the name Caecilia. It looks really cool but I don't know how to pronounce it... It looks like it should be Kay-CEE-lee-uh but I also want to pronounce it like Cecilia. How would you pronounce it?

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- Anneza

5/25/2011, 11:32 PM

In classical Latin, kye-kee-lee-a. As you know, there was a difference between syllable length and syllable stress, but you'd be safe with kye-KEE-lee-a.

In German, it'd be tseh-TSEE-lya, but that's another story.

- T_E_T (guest)

5/25/2011, 9:28 PM

If I remember correctly, "ae" in Latin is pronounced like the long "I" sound (sounds like the word eye).

- krisscouture

5/25/2011, 11:27 AM

My first thought when I looked at it was say-see-lia, but I can see how it would be kay-cee-lia.

- Malin (nilamalin)

5/25/2011, 8:23 AM

kie-KEE-li-ah in Classical Latin, otherwise like Cecilia. Compare with the classical and modern pronunciations of Caesar.

- New_Chloe

5/25/2011, 8:13 AM

I would say it like "say-SEE-lia". Though I'm pretty sure it's said like regular Cecilia....

- Ozma (MelvinSpelvin)

5/25/2011, 7:37 AM

I pronounce it like Cecilia, which is a name I like.

Cecilia...you're breakin' my heart...you're shakin' my confidence daily...

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