Elysia or Cecilia?

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We can't decide. Middle name will be Violet (after partner's GM) and it's L.-G. for (quite long, double barrelled) surname.

Cecilia.

Elysia is a lovely name.

Definitely Cecilia! Is Elysia an alternative spelling to Alicia? If so I prefer this spelling. Both pretty names. :-)

I prefer Cecilia by a mile :)

Both lovely.

Elysia is a name derived from Elysium & means blissful sweetness. I know an Elycia who is lovely.

Cecilia however, means blind. So on that basis alone I say Elysia!

Cecilia

Elysia will be condemning her to a lifetime of spelling mistakes - a cross I have had to bear.......

Cecelia! Beautiful name!

Cecilia . Had you considered Cecily , I think it runs better with the middle name ?

Elysia is so much like Elysium/Elysian Fields. I know it's a version of heaven, but I couldn't hear it without thinking of the afterlife...

That's where the name's from. I agree. It makes me think of death.

I was trying not to say that outright, but yes...

I am a tact-free zone

I teach an Elysia, and it's pronounced Alicia. I always think it looks more like e-LEES-ia (as in Elise with an ia at the end). For that reason I say Cecilia. People will not know how to pronounce Elysia which will be a pain for her.

We would go with 'e-LEES-ia', but I can see your point re: pronunciation.

I think I know one, at least there's a girl I know with a similar name. She very quickly tells everyone to call her Ellie instead.

Cecilia but I am biased it's my dd's name, I often get told it is a beautiful name. My aunt is also Cecilia, my dad calls his sister Cel or Sis probably because there was many Cecilia's in his family.

Just asked my teenage Elysia and she says it's a cool name, would definitely recommend it. She does have to spell it quite often but when she does everyone comments on how beautiful it is.

I looked very carefully at meanings before I named my kids, as my own name doesn't have the best meaning. I thought I couldn't go wrong with "heavenly bliss"... until she was googling one day and found out it was also the name of a genus of sea slugs! But don't let that put you off.

I like the sound of both but the meaning of Cecilia (latin = blind) would put me off a little, so I'd probably go for Elysia - beautiful, classy and underused!

Elysia. Lovely.

Cecilia anodyne beyond belief.