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Cece or CeCe

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Blissiee · 28/03/2021 17:15

Should you have a capital in the middle? 🤔

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HeadlessGummyBears · 31/03/2021 20:37

I think Cece is lovely but only if it’s short for Cecelia or Celia because it just gives more options when she’s older. Personally prefer Cecelia as it’s very pretty.

I think Jim and Pam’s daughter in The Office (US version) was called Cece but I just googled it and it was actually short for Cecelia.

JemimaTiggywinkle · 31/03/2021 20:00

I would read Cece as “cease”... so CeCe I suppose.

FeelLike · 31/03/2021 19:52

Do you like blue or green?

MN ‘Neither, they are silly colours pick a real one like red. Green looks absolutely horrendous like vomit. Also are you sure it’s not bleu? In French it’s pronounced bleu’.

It’s very clearly CeeCee.
OP, in response to your very simple question, I prefer no capital.

TatianaBis · 31/03/2021 19:44

Ceci (chickpeas) in Italian is pronounced Che chi.

Violetlavenders · 30/03/2021 18:00

Most English speakers will pronounce Cece as Ceecee I would have thought?

It gets problematic in other languages like German for example where it's Tseh tseh Grin

Kokeshi123 · 30/03/2021 16:02

Cece looks like it should be pronounced "cease" and CeCe is just awful, like a burlesque performer's name or something.

Ceci if you really must, but why not call her one of the three lovely names that this is a NN for? Cecilia, Cecile, Cecily?

ThePricklySheep · 30/03/2021 15:05

You can’t have Cece as it will cause pronounciation issues. You can’t have CeCe as it will be a administrative nightmare.
I think you need one of

Ceci
Ce Ce
Or Ce-Ce

MerryChristmasToYou · 30/03/2021 15:01

I wouldn't know how to say it.
Cess?
Cessy?
Cee Cee.

Bibi is easier.

wingsnthat · 29/03/2021 22:04

I think Ce Ce has the best intended effect as everyone will know how to pronounce it. Unfortunately it’s not as “pretty” as the others, but you will run into issues by using Cece or CeCe

Aalvarino · 29/03/2021 22:01

In British English I think spelling it Cece might cause pronunciation issues. If I saw this on a register I wouldn't have any idea how to pronounce. Cease? se-say? Sees? Cee say? Not necessarily a problem but you might have to explain a few times.

Tambourina · 29/03/2021 21:57

Up-speak? What do you mean?

Enidblyton1 · 29/03/2021 16:07

It travels particularly well to Italy because it means chickpea in Italian - cute!

Geamhradh · 29/03/2021 13:57

@Violetlavenders

Cece and CeCe look like nicknames. They also don't travel well into other languages.
Unless the other language is Italian. I've got several students called Cece.
Twelve8Ts · 29/03/2021 13:07

@jellybellybanana So what is an ‘actual name’ then? What is your official definition?

And if Ronnie can be short for Ronald, but Ronnie is, according to you, an actual name in its own right, and if Cece can be short for Cecelia (in some cases) can a shortened version of this not be a name? What’s the difference? That it’s not in the top 100?

RunHobbitRun · 29/03/2021 11:00

Aside from my personal thoughts on using it as a name CeCe makes it look like a brand name rather than a person's name.

If there's cultural heritage as to why you'd capitalised mid-name then that's fair enough but if you're based in the UK it will look odd to most people.

wouldukissafrog · 29/03/2021 10:56

Love the name. Considered it for our DD but the spelling got us too and we eventually decided against it. DH also has a colleague with same name in his team which put us off (although she's lovely) interestingly her name is spelt TsiTsi but I think it's African heritage

midsomermurderess · 29/03/2021 10:50

and why are people doing up-speak all over this site now?

midsomermurderess · 29/03/2021 10:50

Oh Panda, it's so very confusing.

BadgeronaMoped · 29/03/2021 10:48

I've always known it spelt Cecy, as that was the name of the neighbour in the old book 'What Katy Did', one of my childhood favourites. CeCe is a little weird with the double capital, so I'd go with Cece (or Cecy!).

PandaFluff · 29/03/2021 10:45

@midsomermurderess

I'm not sure this poster is actually looking for straight answers.
Sorry I don't understand?
midsomermurderess · 29/03/2021 10:44

I'm not sure this poster is actually looking for straight answers.

Violetlavenders · 29/03/2021 10:43

Cece and CeCe look like nicknames. They also don't travel well into other languages.

jellybellybanana · 29/03/2021 10:18

Archie, Ronnie, Alfie etc are all short for longer names, as are Evie, Lottie, Ellie. I’m sure they’ll all cope just fine

Yes but they are all actually names. CeCe is just a back spelling of initials. You might as well call a kid BeeJay or JayPee.
If you can't tell the difference you really shouldn't calling other people annoying.....

zigaziga · 29/03/2021 10:16

I googled it and aparantly it is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "blind one". No idea if that's true though.
Yes but I think it’s the long form, Cecilia, that means blind one? Still a beautiful name though.

SeanChailleach · 29/03/2021 09:23

fwiw I doubt anyone ever intended to call their child "blind". It's just a name.

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