Hey!
I’ve always liked the name [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] and its been spinning in my head for the past couple of days. I love its crisp feel, and I feel that it shares the same old fashioned vibe as my daughter’s name, [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. It’s classic, and elegant, sounds very mature and sophisticated [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
So.
Throw every single thought you can come up with at me about this name, please! All opinions!
Plus, which spelling: [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f], or [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]?
I quite like [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]. It’s a little too commonplace for me, but it’s a very sweet name. I really like [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] as a sister to [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], and I really, really prefer this spelling, the [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] spelling looks really flat to me.
I know there’s a more well-known song called [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], but I always think of the one I grew up with, by [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Dybdahl. Here’s a link on youtube –> link
(He also has a gorgeous song called ‘[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]’ which would make a perfect third sister following [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]… :P)
I really love [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] it’s a very elegant, delicate name. She sounds beautiful with [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. They sound like a pair of ballet dancers. [name_m]How[/name_m] lovely.
[name_m]How[/name_m] you feel about the name will differ for each person depending on what is important to you in a name. If you are going for style, you are right, [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] have a very similar vintage feel. If you are going for sound, yes, [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] really flow and work well together. The only down side to the name, for me, is it’s meaning. [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] means “blind”. I would have trouble giving that name to my child. However, if meaning doesn’t throw you, it does sound lovely with your sibset.
If the meaning does throw you for a loop, what about another name like [name_f]Celia[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. [name_f]Celia[/name_f] is very close in sound to [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] but has a very different meaning. [name_f]Celia[/name_f] means “heavenly”.
Other very different names that may work:
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f] (both share [name_m]German[/name_m] roots)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]