Can this be a full name?

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Asking for my sister, she is thinking of using Cece as a full name? What are your thoughts?

I personally love it!

@Kottbullar interesting. Every thread I’ve read always seems to be “if you are going to use a nickname put that on the BC. What’s the point putting on BC if you never use that?”

I wouldn't know how to pronounce

I think C.C. is fine as shorthand for Chloe Claire or whatever but the pronunciation of Cece is ambiguous and could potentially get close to Keech/kaka (kids can be very cruel).

I love Cecily.

We know a Sienna who gets see see (si si?).

Cece on its own is a bit silly imo (sorry). Feel the same about Mimi (short for Miriam, I like it, but on its own no way).

Like when you Cc someone into an email?

@EugenesAxe

I think it's fine; I really like it and would know to pronounce it the way you said.

I saw a lush name the other day; Thomasin. If I wasn't past having babies it would definitely be on my girls list.

I couldn’t cope with Thomasin,I would be itching to add on the missing a.

I think you can use it but it's much better as a shortened version of a "proper" name. I love Cecily and Cecilia though so would use them in a heartbeat.
Cece is lovely though. There was one on this season's Junior Bake Off. It wasn't her full name.

Oh no don't!

It's lovely, but why deny the child the option of anything other than a nickname? It SOUNDS like a nickname. Celia, Cecilia, Cecily - all lovely. Use one of those.

Hasn't Susanna of Trinny and Susanna tv fame got a Cece ?

"Hasn't Susanna of Trinny and Susanna tv fame got a Cece?"

Lyla.

My sister gets called Cece, her name is Felicity.

It’s a cute nickname but the baby would have a lifetime of ‘and what’s it short for?’

I know 3 Cece’s who are really Sienna (Sisi), Cecelia and Darcia

My friends daughter is a Cecelia who goes by the name Cece.

Celeste nn Cece would be nice.

I quite like it but I would have pronounced it wrongly it seems as 'sessy'.

I agree on the nickname thing not being great for a professional adult - I recently worked with a Mimi and a Tilly and I have to admit I don’t think their names did them any favours. I appreciate people may use their nicknames even if they aren’t their given names but I’d like to give my child the option.

No it’s way too too slight and breathy to be a full name - sounds like a baby name.

Just call her (any of) Cecilia, Celia, Cecily, Cecile, Celina. Then she’ll have options -

It’s a nice nickname but no it shouldn’t be the full name.

I don't normally like nicknamey names but I really like Cece. I wouldn't put anything else on the birth certificate, what is the point? Lots of names start of as Nick names. Jack and Kate for example. You wouldn't tell someone they must put John and Catherine on the birth certificate.

It’s usually spelled CeCe isn’t it - looks a bit off without the capital C in the middle, but then surely you can’t spell a real name with a capital in the middle. It sounds nice though.

Cece is too nicknamey and insubstantial on it's own imo. I think it would be kinder to give her a full name in case she wants to use it when older - Cecilia, Celia, Celine, etc (Or pp suggestions of Felicity or Sienna if she wants a more popular BC name).

Dds middle name is Cicely which i think is pretty. My nan goes by Sisi but gets called 'Seece' a lot

Thank you, will link this to her. I don't think it sounds cutesy but lots do so something for her to think about. She was hoping to use just Cece. We use Gigi, Bella, Kate etc etc etc, so maybe people aren't used to Cece as being one of those names

**Cecilia
Celeste
Cecily
Cicely
Celine
Celina
Cindy
Sienna
Cilla

But not, for heaven's sake, Cece. It's a cute nickname for a kid. She doesn't have to put it on the birth certificate and limit the child's options later in life.**

This.

I know a Sienna nicknamed Cece.