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[Opinions] Cecily/Cecilia
I love these names, especially the combo Cecily Anne which includes a family mn on both my and Dh's sides. But the meaning bothers me. I also love Cecily Faith for soft sounds, but "blind faith?!" I don't think so. Would the meaning deter anyone else? Opinions? Thanks!
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I love the name Cecilia (plan on naming my daughter Cecilia Irene)
Cecily Faith is beautiful name
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I love Cecily.It's a very lovely, timeless name. I also like Cecilia, but Cecily seems a bit more charming, IMO. Also, the "cilia" part of Cecilia bothers me a bit (as much as I hate science, it always comes back to bite me in the rear), so for that I prefer the spelling of Cecelia. But overall, I still prefer Cecily.The meaning bothered me at first, but not so much anymore. Cecily Faith is a pretty combo, and oddly enough, the meaning is kind of sweet (which is not a normal thing for me to say, but it happens).
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I like Cecily Faith lolI also like Cécile (Cecile), Sisel, Cecilia...
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NahGood meanings are a plus, bad are nothing.
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I love Cecily, It's been a favorite of mine since I was little. (Pulled from the Tales from Avonlea books, I really like Felicity for a time as well. Then the show came out and so much for that)
The meaning isn't as straight forward as blind, Cecillia is the patron saint of Music and Musicians as well. I know a Cecilia (aka: Ceci) and I still like the name. Blind Faith could be an amusing anecdote from when the girl is older. I like your combinations.
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I like the name Cecily moreso than Cecilia (which is my aunt's middle name). I dont thinking the meaning is such a big deal in this case since I think the name itself Cecilia has a better connection to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
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I guess it could be an inside joke for everyone who knows the meaning :)! What about Cecilia Hope or Rose?
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I love Cecilia and like Cecily. The meaning doesn't bother me. I think Claudia's meaning is worse than Cecilia's. I just don't think being physically unable to see is so terrible. Every blind person I've met leads a happy, healthy "normal" life.
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It may not be physical- think figuratively, too.
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According to this (I don't know Latin myself) it can be figurativehttp://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=caecus&ending=
edit ~ guess this could be a reply to iris instead

This message was edited 11/22/2004, 7:32 PM

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the word caecus means physical blindness
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