Sylvia or Celia?

[Firebird83]

Which do you prefer?

Neither. I know a Celia and a Sylvia, and they are both 80-odd

I love Cecilia and have a friend who’s just named her baby that. Out of your choices I like Sylvia but spelt Silvia.

If that's the only choice then Celia. However personally I prefer Cicely or Cecilia, Clarisse or Clarissa.

Celia is nicer than Sylvia but I prefer Cecilia

i like them both equally

Sylvia. I always picture a beautiful Italian woman when I hear the name.

Sylvia (Silvia also a nice spelling).

What about Sylvie? Sylvie is one of my favourite literary/film characters from Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. She is a beautiful, free spirited woman and it’s a beautiful name.

Sylvie or Cecily.

Neither but Celia is not as bad as Sylvia.
The Italian name is Silvia and it's better than Sylvia.

I prefer Cecilia.

there is a song about Sylvia
and a song about Cecelia
and poem to Celia

Celia without a doubt. Also Cecilia or Cecily. I don’t like Sylvia and Silvia is even worse. Sylvie, I could tolerate.

They are both pretty and retro. I prefer Celia, I think it's very elegant.

I also like Anthea in the same vein.

Prefer Sylvie

Yep. Agree with the others - Sylvie or CeCe NN for Cecily. Yours are for Grandmas and although I know some older names have made a comeback, I don't think those two have yet.

Definitely Sylivia and definitely with a y.

I very, very nearly called dd2 Sylvia. At the last minute, I chose my second choice as I decided it was a better match with dd1.

Love both. Prob Sylvia tops it

Actually Anthea is surely due a comeback with all the Theas around at present.

It has a really pretty meaning too.

OP, I like Celia better, but like Cecelia or Cecily even more.

I love Sylvia (because of an 80+ year old relative) and we may well have used it as a middle name if DS had been a girl.

Celia

Celia with nn Cece is so cute!

Sylvia is by far better.

Sylvia
But prefer Sylvie to both

Sylvia. It's to do with trees.

I worked with a British Celia at a French company. She got fed up with agreeing that her name does indeed sound like "if there is" in French. So maybe a reason to avoid it!