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Clelia for a girl?

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RedRobintweets · 14/12/2022 13:38

Hey all,

What do you think of this name for a baby girl?

Pronounced as Cleh-Leah , with emphasis on the first syllable.

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Pictograph · 14/12/2022 13:45

I absolutely love this name. I've only ever seen it in a book (Jerusalem the Golden by Margaret Drabble).

astronewt · 14/12/2022 13:44

Coxspurplepippin · 14/12/2022 13:43

Same

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I think it's because it sounds like "clit" crashed into "labia"? IDK.

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RedRobintweets · 14/12/2022 13:44

Clelia should be pronounced in the beginning with “K” like Cleo, not “S” like Cecilia.

Does it sound that bad…?!

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Coxspurplepippin · 14/12/2022 13:43

astronewt · 14/12/2022 13:41

Really, really awful, and makes me picture female genitalia for some reason.

Same

Quinque · 14/12/2022 13:43

How about Clea?

Eatentoomanyroses · 14/12/2022 13:42

No. It sounds like an STD.

TrashyPanda · 14/12/2022 13:42

I prefer Celia

or Cecilia

Clelia looks strange and sounds like a spot cream.

astronewt · 14/12/2022 13:41

Really, really awful, and makes me picture female genitalia for some reason.

2tired2bewitty · 14/12/2022 13:41

Whilst it sounds ok, it looks like a typo for Celia.

MolesOnPoles · 14/12/2022 13:41

I assumed a typo for Celia (which I love) and it’s a right mouthful to say.

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 14/12/2022 13:41

How about Claudia, Celia (see-leah), cecilia, lila etc?

ethelredonagoodday · 14/12/2022 13:41

I agree with the PPs.

rubyslippers · 14/12/2022 13:40

It looks like you’ve misspelled celia

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 14/12/2022 13:40

SissySpacekAteMyHamster · 14/12/2022 13:39

Honestly, it sounds like you'd have a speech impediment

This

SissySpacekAteMyHamster · 14/12/2022 13:39

Honestly, it sounds like you'd have a speech impediment

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