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What do you think of Clelia?

33 replies

Lorsee · 27/02/2011 23:56

What do you think of Clelia as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

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thumbwitch · 28/02/2011 00:52

Sorry, looks like a typo.

Cloelia looks much better. Cleis is nice, Janoschi - and I like Cerys too (Welsh).

ttalloo · 28/02/2011 00:48

Sounds absolutely awful.

Janoschi · 28/02/2011 00:44

I like it. Prefer Cloelia as TotallyUnheardOf suggests... just spaces out the Ls a bit, makes it asthetically more pleasing? Also like Cleis (Clay-iss), which was the name of both the mother and daughter of Sappho.... Can't find anyone else who likes Cleis though, sigh.

TotallyUnheardOf · 28/02/2011 00:22

It's unusual, but easy to pronounce (as written). I suspect that the most negative thing about it is that it either sounds or looks like a lot of more common names (Claire, Celia, Clara, Chiara, etc.) so people will get confused. But if you love it, and stick to it, people will get used to it in the end.

Clelia is the Italian version of the Latin Cloelia. Cloelia is a great example of a strong woman (was taken hostage, escaped and famously swam the Tiber to get away) if choosing a name with that kind of history is important to you.

CointreauVersial · 28/02/2011 00:09

Awful. Looks like a typo.

TheSecondComing · 28/02/2011 00:01

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Jacksmania · 28/02/2011 00:00

Um, it looks like a typo to me....

Don't. Seriously. The poor child will have to explain herself for the rest of her life.

tigana · 27/02/2011 23:58

honestly? looks like a mis-spelling of celia...

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