Promised myself I wouldn't do this - Cecilia?

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On my shortlist for DD3, DH loves it and thinks the discussion's over. I love it too... I think.

Do your worst, ladies .

love it :)

Cecilia is a beautiful name.

I love it, but can't say it (have a bit of a lisp!)

Gorgeous name :)

Patron saint of music is a nice connection too.

Very nice!
What are your other DDs names?

It's a lovely name, I can't say it without breaking into song though...

love it. I wish I had called my DD it.

Love it. And love CiCi (or however spelled) as a nickname.

'I'm down on my knees'...? Sorry, I just can't help it. It's pretty, though. And I love it pronounced the Italian way with a 'ch' sound. If you both love it, then you should definitely use it. And if she gets sung at it'll be character-building!

you're breaking my heart, you're shaking my confidence daily....
My sister chose this as her confirmation name.
We sing the song regularly.
She's 53.
We still think it's funny.

It's nice - I also like Cecily.

I love it but am with Beamur wouldn`t be able to say it without soaking you

I love it but I'm afraid the meaning would put me off:

Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus meaning "blind". Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. She was later regarded as the patron saint of music and musicians.

I love it. It's DD2's middle name and had I known DD3 would come I'd have kept it with nn Cece

Love it and love Cece as a nn. (You will sing the song but I think that's okay )!

Lovely name!

Thanks all .

The meaning does put me off a little, mopsy, but not enough to stop me choosing the name. I think that the meaning of names is something we look up when choosing but, personally, I don't give it a lot of thought after that. Can't even remember what DD2's name means.

Other DDs are Rhea and Marianne, FollowMe. There, just outed myself to anyone who knows me . Cecilia fits my obsessive list of requirements in that no-one else in our family (ie in our house) has that initial, abbreviations will start with C and so on. Really don't mind about the song - we've been singing it ever since the name came up. Figure she'll quite like having a song with her name in it, although not sure how I'll handle explaining the line "when I come back to bed someone's taken my place" .

Just tell her it's the dog (or cat).

Sorted . I think you've just clinched it for me.

Good - it's DD1's middle name, named after a beloved great-aunt (and I love the musical connection,too)

I have a Cecilia and absolutely love it still. It's international, which was essential in our case as we are from different countries. We have Italian friends who pronounce it 'Chechilia' or 'Chechi' and it is sticking. It's quite an unusual and old fashioned name but seems to be slowly creeping back into vogue as I've heard of a few Cecilias or Celias recently (can't stand Celia though). Have had lots of compliments, particularly from ladies of a certain age. Marianne is very pretty - it was one of our contenders.

Thanks, 2to3, it's good to hear from someone who's used the name for a while. What abbreviations have you been using, apart from Chechi? I'm struggling to come up with any that feel natural. I'm reluctant to use Celia as it's a name in its own right.

I like it. prefer just Celia though.

It's my name and I have endless nicknames. At school these included Cesspit, Cecil, Cec, Ceewee, CC. I'm now more of a C. I don't refer to myself as Cecilia (teachers did at school) but Celia.

Nice sounding name but, having studied Latin, I can't dis-associate the meaning from the name, which would put me off.