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As I've said before I tend to get distinct views with certain names.

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My issue with Cecilia is that it's very Catholic to me and it's also an "uppity" name to me. When I bring the name up to my parents their response is often "Well, if that isn't a hoity-toity name." And that's what bothers me the most about it - and what X and I argue the most about.

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While Cecilia has lots of amazing history and namesakes...it's just tied to a certain group of people that my family isn't. Miriam, Judith, Leah, Nina, Rita - those my family. Cecilia isn't. Even names that I love passionately - Sylvia, Magdalene, Katarina, Helena - fall into that category to me. I highly doubt I'd use any of them.

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I know it's whacked and it doesn't make any sense. But it's just that I want my children's names to reflect the earthiness and hard-work of their ancestors. Cecilia doesn't do that for me. The only "hoity-toity" name that I can truly see myself using is Raphael, merely because it's the only one we agree on.

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So maybe "now" isn't the best way to describe the name. Maybe it's just that the name doesn't suit me. Who knows.