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I find that I'm really, really put off by the spelling. I can see that Celia Casella could be slightly odd at first, but it's not bad - and not silly either, like John Johnson. And since Cecilia and Cecelia sound the same, you could still use Celie if she was a Cecilia.

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If it was me, I'd use Cecily in a heartbeat. But of course it isn't me!

I love Cecilia/Cecelia as well! But yeah, I'm going to have to say that that is pretty ridiculous with that last name. Sorry.

I prefer Cecilia, BUT...

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...it's a lovely name, and I give it two thumbs up. The spelling isn't TOO out there.

I actually prefer Cecilia as well, but my husband likes the other way. I'm still working on that one, haha! :)))

How do you pronounce Casella? With a hard C (sounds like a K)? Then I think it's fine. Otherwise it's too much.

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Cecelia looks misspelled. I like Cecilia much better.

"Cecelia Casella" isn't the most fortunate euphony. But if you love the name that much you'll be sorry if you don't use it. It's kind of sing-songy, in a good way. :-)

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By the way, I don't suppose I could talk you into the Cecilia spelling. Since the name is the feminine form of Cecil the Cecilia spelling makes the most sense, to me at least. You can still use any spelling of a nn you'd like. Just a thought.

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Or how about "Celia Cassella" intead, with the same nn Celie? (Cecilia and Celia have two completely different origins/meanings, despite the similarity in sound. That's what accounts for the difference in spelling between the two.)

First of all, I do not like the spelling Cecelia AT ALL. Cecilia is the correct way to spell the name, to me--Cecelia, a misspelling.

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Second, Cecilia Casella (if spelled properly) sounds perfectly lovely. It is not a tongue twister to me at all. In fact, I think it has good melodic and rhythmic qualities.

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