Cicely or Cecily

[willietheobeseworm]

Out of curiosity which do you prefer? Thanks.

I love Cecily. DH absolutely vetoed it for DD. It's a great name with a great history. I wanted it after Cecily Neville.

Cicely because I don’t like girls’ names that are derived from men’s names very much, and especially not ones derived from Cecil.

Cicely Saunders, founder of the hospice movement

My grandmother’s middle name was Cicely and I have always liked that.

I like them equally, and I'd put money on both names becoming popular in the next decade. They have a neatness and freshness that sounds right for now.

Love that Cicely is a herb! Mind you, I'm vegetarian and think Brassica would make a good name.

🤣 was my initial reaction as the first one looks like a misspelling - didn’t know it was a plant!
the second one 👍

Cicely

I had this dilemma 25 years ago! We went for Cecily.

Cicely is lovely.

Cecily reminds me of my grandma's old neighbour. I think it is a old lady sounding name.

Cecily is very pretty. Cicely is just a little bit too close to sissy for me.

Cess as a nn? Surname Pitt

Another option - Cicily pronounced the same as Sicily

Sissilie?

Esissillie,so she can have more nn options.

Essissilleigh?

Assisi-Leigh cos it's dead klassy innit.

Cecily. We almost chose it for DD but husband didn’t love it

I love the old fashioned gentle C names and I think they will be really popular soon. Cecily. Cecile. Celine. Cicely. Cybil. Celia. Cecelia. Celeste.

Cicely. It reminds me of Northern Exposure.

Either is great

Cicely may end up being spelled Sicily a lot.

I have a 10 year old with middle name Cecily (DH wouldn't let me use it for a first name - too "ssssssssss" apparently). But she likes it and so do I. I like Cicely too