Cecilia

I think Cecilia is a beautiful name. Sure, its meaning is sad, but that doesn't take away the loveliness of this name. It is strong, feminine, and timelessly elegant. It ages well and despite being used for a long time, it still sounds modern and unique. Overall, I think Cecilia is a wonderful name.

Quite a mouthful.

Regardless of the meaning, this is a beautiful name ♡

I think this is one of the prettiest names out there, and I am happy that it's getting more popular. I named my cat Cecilia. I dislike the spelling Cecelia. Cecilia is a feminine version of Cecil, not Cecel (which makes me think of incel).

I actually really like the Italian pronunciation, but it will absolutely get butchered in an English speaking region. Shame. I can also easily see someone trying to be funny and saying "Chinchilla" instead.

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Overall, no matter the pronunciation, this is a very beautiful name and one I have very much considered for a daughter.

My first favourite name I ever had. It’s so beautiful. Usually a meaning like ‘blind’ would put me off, but for some reason it doesn’t with this name. I also love the song ‘Cecilia’ by Simon and Garfunkel :)

I bear the name Cecilia, though I love to be called Dazzling Celia, meaning intensely beautiful and heavenly. Cecilia actually literally means "blindness" in Latin however, the implied meaning is "blindness/out of human sight/divine"... anything "divine" is mysterious, hidden, obscure from human sight and understanding EXCEPT TO GOD (Jehovah). Majority of humans are quick to take to the literal meaning of CECILIA rather than the implied meaning which is deeper,clearer, authentic and possibly, glamorous!

Really pretty name.

Nice and impressive name, but only wished it had a nicer meaning :(

Pretty sure this was my great great great grandmother’s name and I think she was Danish.

Very beautiful name. I love it!

I chose Saint Cecilia as my confirmation in April. She is so inspiring and I love the name as well. If you're thinking about naming your daughter this and name her after St. Cecilia please do so because she'll have a wonderful name for life! Don't name your child because of the meaning! Maybe you should read more about the meaning.

I really think this name is beautiful, but I despise the meaning! Why does such a beautiful name mean "blind"?!

Use Celia if you don't like the meaning, and if you hate Celia, but like this, just remember the meaning of the name doesn't describe a person!

I would like this name more if it didn't mean "blind".

The only thing that puts me off is that it means 'blind', otherwise I would use it.

Interesting, classic name. Cecilia has quality. I like this name!

I have a character from my stories named Cecilia, her nickname is Cece. And to be honest, who cares about the meaning? I like the nickname Cece a lot.

I think Cecilia is a beautiful name, although it is indeed a shame about the meaning. However, I don't think that should discourage parents from choosing this name. It's sonically gorgeous, it sounds elegant and feminine, and it has plenty of nickname options. I love it.

I dislike the meaning. As for the name, it's a little old for me.

I love this name. I think that it is beautiful.

It all depends on how you look at it. You could've been blinded with love when you daughter was born. Also, who actually cares about the meaning of a name? It doesn't actually define who the person is.

I liked this name until I saw its meaning.

Pretty till I saw the meaning.

I don't like the meaning of this name (blind). I very like the nickname Lia. Here in Italy this name is not used a lot. I think it's easy to pronunce it.

I love this name it reminds me of Simon and Garfunkel. But I also prefer this spelling over Cecelia.

I like it. It sounds like a name of royalty.

Beautiful.

One of my trans friends chose the name Cecilia for herself. I would certainly name a child Cecilia (or maybe Celia, her nickname) in her honor. It's honestly such a nice name.

Adorable, strong and feminine, one of the best girls names out there...

Beautiful name but not a very nice meaning. Still, if meaning of names aren't that important to you, it shouldn't deter you from using the name- it's gorgeous. I would personally prefer Celia though, which is similar-sounding to Cecilia, more straightforward to spell (since Cecilia can also be Cecelia) and short, and has a completely different meaning which means "heavenly" (good meaning, yay!).

My name is Cecilia but I use Cessy instead due to the constant misspelling of my name. Its easier to say Cessy as in "Messy" but with a "C" than to have to spell Cecilia out and people still get it wrong. It also means blind, legless reptile which deeply saddened me. It reminded me of the brass snake on the pole that Moses held up in the desert! Obviously names are of importance to God since he changed Simons to Peter and Sauls to Paul. We will be given a name on a white stone... I wonder what name He will choose for me (:

This name has grown on me. I like Cecelia too, but this spelling seems to be more popular. I also really like the nickname cici, I think it's adorable and sweet without being too childish :)

I really really love this name, as well as many of its other forms, but I can never decide how I feel about the pronunciation. Personally, I can overlook that, but my sister thinks it sounds hideous, which I find to be kind of sad. It's so pretty.
I've also heard it said that this name can mean "blind to ones own beauty".

In two words, it is a lovely, fun name. The diminutives are catchy and cute. My favorite one, that isn't listed, is "Cici".

I love my name, Cecilia. But when I was younger it was a different story. I used to hate my name. I remember being jealous of the other black girls that had names like LaKeisha, Shanika, Tamika, LaShonda and so on. I thought their names were cooler than mine. I felt left out because I felt like the only black girl with a unique, uncommon name that I thought no one have heard of. I so badly wanted my name to be Shonda. But as I got older, I started loving my name, because people would compliment on beautiful it is, and I'm also starting to notice more girls with the name Cecilia.

Very beautiful! Sad meaning though.

I really like this name; it has this lilting way of rolling off your tongue. It's soft and feminine without being overly-used, but at the same time, it could also have an air of toughness.

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The problem, though, is that I'm in the bio field - where "cilia" are microscopic hairs, which, in humans, are found in the windpipe. Where they, ah, beat in waves to sweep mucus and dirt out of your lungs. Unfortunately, that's what I always see when I read the name in print.

Well my confirmation name is Cecilia because I was named after my grandmother. St. Cecilia was the patron saint of music and the name sounds very light, feminine, and delicate to me.

You would think this name would be popular among musicians, especially those who are Catholic, due to it being the name of the patron saint of music. I think this is a beautiful name and would definitely consider it for a child of mine. I love the ancient, classic, elegant vibe it gives off.

Lovely name, tragic about the meaning and story though. :D

This is a beautiful name, and it sounds nicely classy and sort of romantic without being too cutesy or anything. It has some sort of an esthetic quality to it. I personally wouldn't use any martyr or saint names, though.

I just read the script to Atonement, and loved Keira Knightley in the adaption of my favorite book, Pride and Predjudice, so now I'm obsessed with the beauty of this name. If it wasn't slightly difficult to say, I'd replace Sophia with this!

I love this name! It is so elegant sounding but yet is not going overboard. I like it even better with an accent aigou (It's on the end of Renee and cliche) so there is an "Ay" sound. The name would be pronnounced Say-seal-yah).

I love this name, although I prefer to spell it: Cecilla, because it reminds me more of how it is pronounced. Say seal ya/yuh. Everytime I hear this name, I want to sing the Simon and Garfunkel song, which isn't a bad thing because that song is quite good.

Cecilia is a very beautiful name, I am surprised it isn't used as often. I like the nicknames Celia or Cece.

Cecilia is a vibrant, gorgeous name. Simon and Garfunkel have a song called "Cecilia."

Cecilia is a very pretty name. If I ever have a little girl I think I will name her Cecilia and call her Celia for short!

Cecilia is a very beautiful name.

Cecilia is a beautiful name, even though it is long and very old fashioned. It makes me think of a pretty, young Victorian lady.