I am leaning towards Celia since it is 3 sylables and D's name is 3 sylables. lol Plus when I looked up the meanings Cecilia means blind and Celia means heaven. I like heaven better lol
LOL! Oddly enough, I also took the syllables into consideration when considering Celia/Cecilia with Dariusz -- only here Celia is two syllables (SEEL-ya) and Cecilia is three (se-SEEL-ya). ;)
Also, if you end up going with Cecilia, you could refer to Cecilia, the patron saint of music, rather than quoting the "blind" meaning (incidentally, I've also read that she was the patron saint of the blind, so the meaning could have possibly come from that). The Latin "caecus" root can also be figurative, rather than literal, FWIW (just as the word "blind" can be). It doesn't necessarily refer to a person lacking sight, in other words. Rather, it can mean without judgment (not a bad trait), unquestioning or without doubt or hesitation, unseen or hidden, etc.
No, not at all! ;) They're all valid pronunciations (and actually not that different at all). I've even heard people with either name say it both ways ... it's more a matter of enunciating the "lee-a" part as two separate syllables or letting it run together, more like "lyah," if that makes sense. Like how you may have heard Amelia said a-MEE-lee-a or a-MEEL-ya, KWIM?
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Very close call.
I am leaning towards Celia since it is 3 sylables and D's name is 3 sylables. lol Plus when I looked up the meanings Cecilia means blind and Celia means heaven. I like heaven better lol
KT
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LOL! Oddly enough, I also took the syllables into consideration when considering Celia/Cecilia with Dariusz -- only here Celia is two syllables (SEEL-ya) and Cecilia is three (se-SEEL-ya). ;)
Also, if you end up going with Cecilia, you could refer to Cecilia, the patron saint of music, rather than quoting the "blind" meaning (incidentally, I've also read that she was the patron saint of the blind, so the meaning could have possibly come from that). The Latin "caecus" root can also be figurative, rather than literal, FWIW (just as the word "blind" can be). It doesn't necessarily refer to a person lacking sight, in other words. Rather, it can mean without judgment (not a bad trait), unquestioning or without doubt or hesitation, unseen or hidden, etc.
Of course, heaven is a nice meaning as well. ;)
Edited 2/1/2007 10:47 pm ET by mommyagain6124
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I've always pronounced Celia as See-lee-uh and Cecilia as Suh-See-Lee-uh. Is that wrong?
KT
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