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I like both [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]. As [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] is a 4 syllable name, I feel it would often get shortened, therefore, would you mind the nickname [name_f]CeCe[/name_f]? I think with a long name, you also have to love the obvious nickname, or try hard to instill your own nickname with friends and family, like if you preferred [name_f]Lia[/name_f].
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I way prefer [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] to [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f], but I’m partial. I have a [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] ([name_f]Lulu[/name_f]) myself!! Good luck!
I prefer [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Celia[/name_f] as they’re unexpected yet still beautiful. I actually thought of Lucelia when I saw your post, but that’s probaby way too unusual.
I love [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is also nice, but I prefer [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f].
Both are lovely names, but I’d vote [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]. I much prefer [name_f]Celia[/name_f] to [name_f]Cece[/name_f] for a nickname.
Have you thought about [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]? I find it a little easier to say than [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f].
A few other middle name options if you decide to go with [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]:
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Adelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Adella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Camellia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
I prefer [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] over [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Celia[/name_f].
Both are nice. I think I prefer [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] just because I tend to like longer names. But I like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] as a nn for something. What about [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucette[/name_f] or [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] or [name_f]Calista[/name_f]?
Both are lovely names.
My vote goes to [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] just because its more uncommon and its nice that it can be elegant and sophisticated while still having fun nicknames like [name_f]CeCe[/name_f] and [name_f]Celia[/name_f].
I agree that [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is nice for a first and middle name as well.
I love [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]! That would be my pick, but [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] is a gorgeous combo.
I prefer [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]. I don’t like the meaning of [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f].
I prefer [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] over [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f].
Yes, I think [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] is a bit too much repetitive “see” sounds.
I would recommend [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] as an option. It’s always been my favourite from that “family”. I have never liked the nickname “[name_f]Cece[/name_f]” myself.
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I’m bias as [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] has been on my list for quite some time. I’m not a fan of [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f], but do like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f].
I love both [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] - I actually pushed for both for my baby girl but hubby wasn’t on board with either. I can’t say I prefer one over the other, I just like them for different reasons.
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is sweet and short and likeable - my only potential drawback to [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is that it sort of feels like it should have a formal long name, like [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], which I don’t like so much.
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] is sophisticated and vintage and just so, so my style. I’d have called my daughter [name_f]Cece[/name_f] or [name_f]Celia[/name_f] for short. I really didn’t have any drawbacks to this one, but my husband just didn’t like it (fair enough).
Unfortunately I don’t think [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] OR [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] are my favorite combo. On the plus side, I think [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] make a fantastic sibset if you were to have another girl!
Off the top of my head for other middle name alternatives for each of them, I really like [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f].
I’m not the biggest fan of [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], but I prefer it over the [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] spelling since [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is easy to spell and pronounce. I think both meanings are find, the “blind” meaning for [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] isn’t the greatest, but it’s not like it would cause the child to be blind. The hard thing about [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], at least for me, is that it flows so well in the middle that it’s hard to pair it with a middle.
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Rochelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Marcela[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]/[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f]
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There was actually a thread pretty recently on here about the meaning of [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] and whether it made the name unappealing. I don’t have the link but you can probably find it if you just search for NB “[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] meaning” or something. I don’t remember what everyone said, but I remember a few suggested using the middle name to help. Like for example, [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] could mean “blinding light,” or [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] could mean “blind to sorrow,” etc. Kind of puts a different spin on it. Anyway, just wanted to throw that out there! Good luck!
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] as an alternative to [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]?