[Opinions] Cecil
Do you prefer the British (Sehs-əl) or American pronunciation of Cecil (See-səl)? Which one are you more likely to use? What are your thoughts on the name?
Do you have preferences about the spelling? (extra L's, E's?)
Do you have preferences about the spelling? (extra L's, E's?)
This message was edited 12/18/2019, 8:45 PM
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I’ve always loved it although it’s so different from the ‘usual’ names I like. It has a soft sound (I prn it Seh-səl) yet there’s is that “je ne sais quoi” that I can’t put my finger on.
Cecil Earnest ❤️
Cecil Earnest ❤️
My father was, I think, one of the last Cecils: he unsurprisingly always used the British pronunciation. I've never heard the American version used in South Africa. In fact, the only time I have heard it IRL was in Northumberland, where his uncle used it, though the rest of the relatives didn't.
In spite of the family link, I find Cecil very dated (and politically incorrect: Cecil John Rhodes!). But, given enough daughters, I'd have been very glad to use Cecily, though not frilly Cecilia.
In spite of the family link, I find Cecil very dated (and politically incorrect: Cecil John Rhodes!). But, given enough daughters, I'd have been very glad to use Cecily, though not frilly Cecilia.
One of the most aggravating, immature people I have ever met is named Cecil (See-səl); the other people on that list were teenage girls, and he's in his 30s.
It'd be an okay name if I'd never met him, seems in the category of names like: Silas, Basil, Cyrus.
I'm not going to be using it anytime soon, but I'd prefer to hear Sehs-əl.
It'd be an okay name if I'd never met him, seems in the category of names like: Silas, Basil, Cyrus.
I'm not going to be using it anytime soon, but I'd prefer to hear Sehs-əl.
This message was edited 12/18/2019, 11:21 PM
British. Don't like the name, I wouldn't add extra letters
I didn't even realize that Cecil was ever pronounced See-səl... I hate that lol. Seh-səl is the only way I can think of it.
I reluctantly like Cecil. It has a sort of clammy, stuffy, frail quality to it... but it's also cute and teddy-bear-ish. So, overall, I'm mixed. It's on my PNL but... idk. It's always overshadowed by Cyrus to me... even though they aren't actually that similar they somehow feel similar to me.
I reluctantly like Cecil. It has a sort of clammy, stuffy, frail quality to it... but it's also cute and teddy-bear-ish. So, overall, I'm mixed. It's on my PNL but... idk. It's always overshadowed by Cyrus to me... even though they aren't actually that similar they somehow feel similar to me.