Elysia or Cecilia?

[OhThePlacesYoullGo]

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

[NTitled]

Cecilia.

[almostanotherday]

Elysia is a lovely name.

[DessieLou]

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

[LeoandBoosmum]

I prefer Cecilia by a mile :)

[NowPlayingZone]

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!

[hatsybatsy]

Cecilia

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

[MyMamaToldMe]

Cecelia! Beautiful name!

[Floralnomad]

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

[hatebeak]

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...

[Narked]

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

[hatebeak]

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

[Narked]

I am a tact-free zone

[mynameisnotmichaelcaine]

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.

[OhThePlacesYoullGo]

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

[lljkk]

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.

[goodiegoodieyumyum]

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.

[FranticBanana]

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.

[poppydaisy]

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!

[SilentMammoth]

Elysia. Lovely.

[SilentMammoth]

Cecilia anodyne beyond belief.