Cecily or Cecilia?

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I like Cecily. He likes Cecilia. Please help us decide!

Cecilia

Cecily

Either way please don't shorten it to Ciss - or at least not around me

Cecilia definitely. It's lovely.

Cicely is too "old lady". Sorry.

(Surprised to feel so differently about two such similar names!)

I hateeee Cecily- it’s so old grandma king of like Barbara or something.

I love Cecily. I think it’s elegant and less fussy than Cecilia. Also just hear the song when I hear Cecilia - could get annoying for her!

Cecily.

Cecilia is a bit too fussy for me.

Cecily

Don’t like Cecilia.

Cecily. Cecilia is nice but too frilly.

Cecily. It's lovely.

Cecily. But even better, Cicely.

I like them both. I know a three year old Celia known as Cece she's adorable.

Whose last name is she having? I've always thought it's best to go with the mothers last name so if you're unmarried or if you've kept your name since they're so similar go with his choice of name but if she's having his last name or if you've changed to match him go with your choice. That evens it out a bit.

Cecilia is lovely.

Our DD2 is Cecily. 3 months old xx

Cecilia

I actually think Cecily sounds more frilly than Cecilia

Seems like a 50/50 split, a bit like us!

I like Cecilia, but I can't not think of that Simon & Garfunkel song when I hear it. Not saying it's a bad thing, I just don't want her to be taunted by it for the rest of her life.

Cecily I've liked since I was a teenager. I met somebody in passing with the name and loved it ever since.

These two names are just a couple on a never ending shortlist though, so if we can't decide between the two, we might just have to scrap them both.

@StCharlotte No, I won't be calling her Ciss! If she were to have a nickname, it'd be Cece but definitely not Ciss!

@Dandelion93 Oh lovely! Great name choice Congratulations! x

Cecily gets my vote.

I know a 17 year old one. Hers gets shortened to Ces

Cecilia

Celia is a lovely shortening. Really cute for a little girl but also lovely on a woman. Cece is lovely too.

Cicely makes me think of Cicely Mary Barker who wrote/drew the flower fairies which I loved as a child!

Two really nice options!

I really wanted Celia for myself. Cicely doesn’t sound right with our surname.

Problems though:
A) DH doesn’t like it
B) A good friend from uni asked unannounced when I was in early pregnancy if I could not use it as she wanted it in case she ever has a daughter. It was her nan’s name so I do get that but did think it a bit of a cheeky request.

Luckily I have problem A otherwise I’d be more in a quandary/put out by problem B.

So go for it for me!

Cecilia.
I like Cecily except the 'silly' sound, which I think is more likely to bug her in primary school than the song.

My grandmother was Cecelia. Known as Cissy

Cecily is lovely but runs the risk of nickname Silly

Cecilia I think!

I’ve just said both names so many times they don’t seem like real words anymore
I think I prefer Cecily. But I like both.

How about just Celia. I know 2