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HelpExcept I hate it.
in reply to a message by Sweet Lisa Marie
Sorry, but I do. I find it overly princessy, whiny, bratty, pretentious and far too "now" for my taste. It's only being used to honor my boyfriend's favorite aunt and godmother.
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It's called compromise.
It's important for him to use the name in full, just as it's important for me to use Allan, in that form and spelling. Allan honors the two most influential men in my life (my father and grandfather) and Cecilia honors the most influential woman in his life. So it's a matter of compromise and respect.
I love Cecily, btw. So '30s.
It's important for him to use the name in full, just as it's important for me to use Allan, in that form and spelling. Allan honors the two most influential men in my life (my father and grandfather) and Cecilia honors the most influential woman in his life. So it's a matter of compromise and respect.
I love Cecily, btw. So '30s.
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Yeah I know what you mean about compromising with names. I had to compromise with my son's middle name and spell it Josua because it's the Fijian form of Joshua (my husband's grandfather's name) and I HATE it. It goes against everything I believe in naming a child. I actually regret using it... but Matteo is also my husband's son too. I still cringe when I think about the compromise. =(
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Is Josua pronounced like Joshua? I think it's quite nice.
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It's pronounced jo-SOO-wa.
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It baffles me too
A lot
Cecilia nn Cecily is fake though. Very dishonest and contrived. I do not condone it.
...But yeah, it really baffles me how much you continue to hate Cecilia! Still! Maybe it is just because I am going through a major love affair with Cecilia right now, but really. Do you hate it more and more every time you shortlist it?
And I am sorry if I am a bit confused, but how is Cecilia at all now? It is VERY old to me, that is a large part of its (immense and ever-expanding!) appeal. It fits in okay well enough with today's trends, but... I mean, check out its charts. http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?extra=p&terms=cecilia&submit=Go That's a steady name if I've ever seen one. The reason I think it's not climbing along with Isabella and Adriana and Eliana is because of its whininess. Cecilia is such a rebel name to me. A real princess name, whininess, irritating double C, irritating emphasized eeeeeee sounds that no Isabella's mother would ever go for. Unless Isabella had a good sensible mother! And she may! Cecilia and Isabella would make magnificent sisters, wouldn't they? ... that does not help my point at all. my point is this: Cecilia is not "now." She is counter-now. It takes guts to use Cecilia. Cecilia is all of the elements of today's princessflower tend that the princessflowermothers are afraid of. Real femininity. How many languages can we say Cecilia in? How many centuries has it been around? How many parents would dare name their kid something that whiny?
A lot
Cecilia nn Cecily is fake though. Very dishonest and contrived. I do not condone it.
...But yeah, it really baffles me how much you continue to hate Cecilia! Still! Maybe it is just because I am going through a major love affair with Cecilia right now, but really. Do you hate it more and more every time you shortlist it?
And I am sorry if I am a bit confused, but how is Cecilia at all now? It is VERY old to me, that is a large part of its (immense and ever-expanding!) appeal. It fits in okay well enough with today's trends, but... I mean, check out its charts. http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?extra=p&terms=cecilia&submit=Go That's a steady name if I've ever seen one. The reason I think it's not climbing along with Isabella and Adriana and Eliana is because of its whininess. Cecilia is such a rebel name to me. A real princess name, whininess, irritating double C, irritating emphasized eeeeeee sounds that no Isabella's mother would ever go for. Unless Isabella had a good sensible mother! And she may! Cecilia and Isabella would make magnificent sisters, wouldn't they? ... that does not help my point at all. my point is this: Cecilia is not "now." She is counter-now. It takes guts to use Cecilia. Cecilia is all of the elements of today's princessflower tend that the princessflowermothers are afraid of. Real femininity. How many languages can we say Cecilia in? How many centuries has it been around? How many parents would dare name their kid something that whiny?
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My issues with Cecilia
As I've said before I tend to get distinct views with certain names.
My issue with Cecilia is that it's very Catholic to me and it's also an "uppity" name to me. When I bring the name up to my parents their response is often "Well, if that isn't a hoity-toity name." And that's what bothers me the most about it - and what X and I argue the most about.
While Cecilia has lots of amazing history and namesakes...it's just tied to a certain group of people that my family isn't. Miriam, Judith, Leah, Nina, Rita - those my family. Cecilia isn't. Even names that I love passionately - Sylvia, Magdalene, Katarina, Helena - fall into that category to me. I highly doubt I'd use any of them.
I know it's whacked and it doesn't make any sense. But it's just that I want my children's names to reflect the earthiness and hard-work of their ancestors. Cecilia doesn't do that for me. The only "hoity-toity" name that I can truly see myself using is Raphael, merely because it's the only one we agree on.
So maybe "now" isn't the best way to describe the name. Maybe it's just that the name doesn't suit me. Who knows.
As I've said before I tend to get distinct views with certain names.
My issue with Cecilia is that it's very Catholic to me and it's also an "uppity" name to me. When I bring the name up to my parents their response is often "Well, if that isn't a hoity-toity name." And that's what bothers me the most about it - and what X and I argue the most about.
While Cecilia has lots of amazing history and namesakes...it's just tied to a certain group of people that my family isn't. Miriam, Judith, Leah, Nina, Rita - those my family. Cecilia isn't. Even names that I love passionately - Sylvia, Magdalene, Katarina, Helena - fall into that category to me. I highly doubt I'd use any of them.
I know it's whacked and it doesn't make any sense. But it's just that I want my children's names to reflect the earthiness and hard-work of their ancestors. Cecilia doesn't do that for me. The only "hoity-toity" name that I can truly see myself using is Raphael, merely because it's the only one we agree on.
So maybe "now" isn't the best way to describe the name. Maybe it's just that the name doesn't suit me. Who knows.
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Cecile (slightly off-topic)
Cecile is a fairly common name in my area, I know several. (Pronounced "Say-seal".)
Cecile is a fairly common name in my area, I know several. (Pronounced "Say-seal".)
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