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Celia or cleo?

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Whatidisthissummer · 23/05/2022 17:55

deciding on a name for dd and think I’ve narrowed it down to Cleo and Celia but struggling to choose between them… had some helpful comments on previous threads so wondering which people prefer out of these two?

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Shmithecat2 · 23/05/2022 17:56

Cleo is GORGEOUS. I really like Cecelia, but not Celia.

dmb91 · 23/05/2022 18:03

Cleo ❤️

SouthOfFrance · 23/05/2022 18:05

Celia gets my vote.

whatausername · 23/05/2022 18:18

Having worked with a Celia, I have seen people being a bit "lazy" with their speech and calling her "seel-ya". Not as nice as "seel-i-ah". Maybe it isn't "lazy speech" and is a dialect variation. However, I dislike the first pronunciation so I'd choose Cleo.

toastofthetown · 23/05/2022 18:19

Cleo.

RollOnWinter · 23/05/2022 18:20

Cleo. I had a cat with that name, and she was absolutely gorgeous. Celia - Imrie, the actress, not gorgeous.

Justkeeppedaling · 23/05/2022 18:22

Cleo

MissPocket · 23/05/2022 18:41

Cleo

Trainto · 23/05/2022 18:42

Cleo

Remainiac · 23/05/2022 18:46

Celia. CeCe for short. Cecelia is even better. Cleo is nice but we had a cat called Cleo so that’s it for me.

muddyford · 23/05/2022 18:49

Celia. Too many pets are called Cleo. And Clio cars. Try Cecilia too.

BiscoffSundae · 23/05/2022 18:49

Cleo

DramaAlpaca · 23/05/2022 18:51

Cleo

ChagSameachDoreen · 23/05/2022 19:21

Cleo by a country mile!

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 23/05/2022 19:52

Cleo.

I find Celia a bit dowdy.

ofwarren · 23/05/2022 19:58

Cleo

bloominglovelyorange · 23/05/2022 21:24

Cleo by a mile. Love it

RuthW · 23/05/2022 22:09

Cleo is nice.

Celia ok

Cecelia lovely (cici

Firebird83 · 23/05/2022 22:55

Celia

Luredbyapomegranate · 23/05/2022 23:03

Cleo - punchy but elegant, although prefer Clio.

Celia is nice, but Cecilia really beautiful. Does seem to be getting quite popular though.

TenThousandSpoons · 23/05/2022 23:04

Cleo, by miles.

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Whatidisthissummer · 24/05/2022 09:05

a lot of love for cleo over Celia… thanks all for thoughts

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hydrama · 24/05/2022 14:51

There are a lot of Cleos about fyi. And no Celias. I think Cleo will age badly.

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Whatidisthissummer · 24/05/2022 17:22

@hydrama interesting… the ageing thing was something I worried about with cleo…

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Pegasaurus · 24/05/2022 17:27

Celia

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