Cecily vs Cicely

Girl Names
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Hello! [name_m]How[/name_m] would you pronounce both names? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have a preference?

PS - Not expecting at the moment, just curious :slight_smile:

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Sess-ily and Siss-ily

I prefer [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]

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I’d pronounce them both siss-ily. I prefer the [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] spelling.

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I’d pronounce them the same as @juliem1912 and I also prefer [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]

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SESS-ih-lee ([name_f]Cecily[/name_f])

SISS-uh-lee ([name_f]Cicely[/name_f])

I really like both but LOVE [name_f]Cicely[/name_f], such a sweet, feisty, gorgeous name with some great historical namesakes.

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[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - sess-ih-lee
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] - siss-uh-lee

I prefer [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] :sparkles:

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Sess-ill-ee and Siss-ell-ee

I prefer [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] looks much better to me

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sess-ih-lee
siss-uh-lee

I much prefer [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], but I’m not sure why

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to me…

Cecily = see-sill-ee
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] = siss-ill -ee

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Cecily - SESS-ih-lee
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] - SISS-ih-lee

I love [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]!

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I prefer [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]…

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I say SESS-sill-ee and SIS-sill-ee. I prefer [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] because I think it looks nicer.

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Same as most others, I pronounce [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] as sess-ih-lee and [name_f]Cicely[/name_f] as siss-ih-lee. I prefer the way [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] looks and sounds! Also, [name_f]Cicely[/name_f] reminds me too much of [name_f]Sicily[/name_f]!

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I agree with all of the previous posters about the pronunciation difference. I prefer the look of [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], and I like that it’s more widely known. But I think I prefer the sound of [name_f]Cicely[/name_f], and, like [name_f]Katinka[/name_f] said, I appreciate all her namesakes.

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Yay, someone else who loves [name_f]Cicely[/name_f]! It’s somehow simultaneously more delicate and more feisty than [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] to me, I think it’s beautiful.

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Sess vs siss when it comes to pronunciation.

I’m with @katinka, [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] is lovely but [name_f]Cicely[/name_f] just has some extra je ne sais quoi that makes it one of my favourites!

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Cecily - SESS-ull-ee

Cicely - SIS-ull-ee

I do not have a preference, both are very pretty!!

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Cecily. I think it looks more balanced than having the I come first form some reason.

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Exactly this. ^^

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