View Message

Personally, I prefer Selene the most. :) It's beautiful and ethereal. Celine does remind me too much of the singer.

Quite common in my area, understandably(a French-speaking area, for unfamiliar posters).

---

A good name: I also like Cecile.

My first association was Ms. Dion, but she seems to be a nice lady. I don't think it would be harmful in the slightest, especially if you like "My Heart Will Go On." Besides, if it were used on a baby born today, her peers would likely not really know Celine Dion.

---

As an alternative, would you consider the more elaborate Celandine? Same feel without the love ballad association.

Despite the Celine Dion association, I think it is a very likable name, and I'd love to meet a little Celine, so that I'd have an association with it other than Ms. Dion. I think it is pretty usable, myself. I mean... her classmates and peers aren't going to know Celine as much as the grandparents and parents would. For instance, growing up watching Clueless, Cher and Dionne, definitely didn't give the first impressions of Cher or Dionne Warwick, until I was much older, and still I don't listen to them much.

Yes, it does make me think of Celine Dion and I don't really like the name. I just really dislike all heaven associated named that start with Cel-.
Celine or Céline doesn't matter. It's the same. I prefer Céline as long as no one thinks is pronounced like say-leen (I can't even begin to explain how much the -ay pronunciation of é in French names annoys me).

I really like it!

I do like Celine, however, I think of Ms. Dion first and foremost (not that that's a bad thing in any way). I do prefer Celina which is softer but problematic since people would likely spell it Selena.

I automatically think of Celine Dion, but I went to school with a Celine, so I have another association with the name as well. She was named before Celine Dion was popular, though.

---

How about Celina, Selina, or Selene? I don't think that pronouncing Selene sə-LEEN instead of sə-LEE-nee would be problematic or tacky.

It's borderline on that dreaded question. I don't like love ballads and as a result find it hard to enjoy this name.

I have a cousin named this, but with a very kre8tyv spelling. She's the only one in our country with this spelling :p

---

I kinda like it, but I wouldn't use it, even if I didn't have a cousin named this.

I had a Celine colleague, with an Afrikaans mother and a British-English dad: she found her name uncongenial (sugary sentimental were her words!) and insisted on being known by the brisker and less fancy nn of Sally. It suited her - she was a science teacher with a wonderful singing voice, often to be seen and heard in a Gilbert and Sullivan production.

my heart will go on

---

Yeah, Celine Dion was my first association.

---

That said, I certainly don't think it's a bad name in itself, and the association isn't really a negative one either. (Well, I certainly don't think Celine Dion is a negative association -- she's a Canadian who sings love ballads. Pretty harmless if you ask me). I'm not sure if you could escape it, however.

---

I can't decide if I would go with Céline or Celine. Céline clarifies pronunciation, but there are quite a few diacritic-impaired Americans.

---

I have to admit prefer the somewhat similar Selene as it feels richer to me. Selene is dark chocolate and Celine is kind of a lighter, golden butterscotch. Both are tasty, but I prefer the dark chocolate.