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Clelia for a girl?

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RedRobintweets · 14/12/2022 13:38

Hey all,

What do you think of this name for a baby girl?

Pronounced as Cleh-Leah , with emphasis on the first syllable.

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SissySpacekAteMyHamster · 14/12/2022 13:39

Honestly, it sounds like you'd have a speech impediment

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 14/12/2022 13:40

SissySpacekAteMyHamster · 14/12/2022 13:39

Honestly, it sounds like you'd have a speech impediment

This

rubyslippers · 14/12/2022 13:40

It looks like you’ve misspelled celia

ethelredonagoodday · 14/12/2022 13:41

I agree with the PPs.

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 14/12/2022 13:41

How about Claudia, Celia (see-leah), cecilia, lila etc?

MolesOnPoles · 14/12/2022 13:41

I assumed a typo for Celia (which I love) and it’s a right mouthful to say.

2tired2bewitty · 14/12/2022 13:41

Whilst it sounds ok, it looks like a typo for Celia.

astronewt · 14/12/2022 13:41

Really, really awful, and makes me picture female genitalia for some reason.

TrashyPanda · 14/12/2022 13:42

I prefer Celia

or Cecilia

Clelia looks strange and sounds like a spot cream.

Eatentoomanyroses · 14/12/2022 13:42

No. It sounds like an STD.

Quinque · 14/12/2022 13:43

How about Clea?

Coxspurplepippin · 14/12/2022 13:43

astronewt · 14/12/2022 13:41

Really, really awful, and makes me picture female genitalia for some reason.

Same

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RedRobintweets · 14/12/2022 13:44

Clelia should be pronounced in the beginning with “K” like Cleo, not “S” like Cecilia.

Does it sound that bad…?!

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astronewt · 14/12/2022 13:44

Coxspurplepippin · 14/12/2022 13:43

Same

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I think it's because it sounds like "clit" crashed into "labia"? IDK.

Pictograph · 14/12/2022 13:45

I absolutely love this name. I've only ever seen it in a book (Jerusalem the Golden by Margaret Drabble).

Radiatorvalves · 14/12/2022 13:45

Sounds like a typo or an std. Celia and Cecelia are great. Leah is ok. Why mess with it? And I speak as someone whose son has an Irish name which never gets spelt correctly. He calls himself Fred in Starbucks…

Anoisagusaris · 14/12/2022 13:45

I like it. There is/was an actress in an Irish soap named Clelia.

Bullshot · 14/12/2022 13:45

It sounds wrong . Is it a name or have you made it up ?

Celia is a nice name . As is Claudia

SunshineAndFizz · 14/12/2022 13:46

Nah.

Looks like a typo. Hard to pronounce.

EcafTnuc · 14/12/2022 13:46

RedRobintweets · 14/12/2022 13:44

Clelia should be pronounced in the beginning with “K” like Cleo, not “S” like Cecilia.

Does it sound that bad…?!

Yes

SoupaDoupa · 14/12/2022 13:46

I agree with all comments above.

Celia yes. Clelia no. Don't do it OP. Be original with something else, but not her name.

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RedRobintweets · 14/12/2022 13:48

It’s a real Italian name…

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DialSquare · 14/12/2022 13:48

Feels like I've got a swollen tongue when I try to say it.

Anoisagusaris · 14/12/2022 13:49

It’s pronounced slightly different than how you have explained . It’s a shorter sound than ‘Leah’.

Rowen32 · 14/12/2022 13:49

I also thought of that body part 🙈🙉 it just sounds so awkward too

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