Anonymous wrote:I can think of the one I know being called "open sesame cecily" buy the guys in college. But it was warranted....

Slut-shaming in a baby name post?

I can think of the one I know being called "open sesame cecily" buy the guys in college. But it was warranted....

I have always liked it but I don't see it as a good big law name or CEO name. But then the Cecily I knew in high school put little flowers on her "i" so I may be biased.

Anonymous wrote:Dumb question...is it pronounced like the island Sicily? Or is it a short E like in "elegant?"

Just curious. The only Cecily I knew was pronounced like the island; but it was spelled Cecily.

Short e like elegant. You're thinking of Cicely, like Cicely Tyson, which is a different name.

Dumb question...is it pronounced like the island Sicily? Or is it a short E like in "elegant?"

Just curious. The only Cecily I knew was pronounced like the island; but it was spelled Cecily.

I like it!

The Cecily at my school was routinely called Celery. I thought that was awfull, but I like the name.

Thanks everyone, for the feedback. This is very helpful.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think that there would be issues with pronunciation - the name isn't that complicated. I really like it. Go for it, OP.

+1 -- My oldest son, a newly-minted college grad, has a good friend named Cecily. She hasn't suffered from pronounciation problems as far as I know, nor has she been tagged as Cece. She's also smart, creative and beautiful with lovely manners (DS are you reading this?), though not on SNL. BTW, HA and Margaret Rey, the authors/illustrators of Curious George, also wrote a book (books?) about a giraffe named Cecily.

I don't think that there would be issues with pronunciation - the name isn't that complicated. I really like it. Go for it, OP.

It's pretty. Makes me think of the LM Montgomery Story Girl books, there was a character named Cecily who was very sweet and quiet. I think people will know how to pronounce it, or quickly learn if they don't know already. Just don't nickname her Sissy, please -- a friend's sister had this nickname when I was growing up. Ugh.

Anonymous wrote:My friend just named her baby girl this two days ago. I wasn't sure about pronunciation at first but then it clicked when I was watching Saturday Night Live (there's a Cecily on the show). I like it...I can see some "ignorant" people saying CEEcily but I think the majority of people would know how to pronounce it.

Yes, although this will definitely not be a connotation forever, the only person I think of with this name is the SNL cast member. She's gorgeous and smart though, so, not a BAD connotation!

Anonymous wrote:I like it! Brings to mind The Importance of Being Earnest.

Yes!

My friend just named her baby girl this two days ago. I wasn't sure about pronunciation at first but then it clicked when I was watching Saturday Night Live (there's a Cecily on the show). I like it...I can see some "ignorant" people saying CEEcily but I think the majority of people would know how to pronounce it.

Anonymous wrote:It's cute. I would definitely think it's not a Jewish kid. I like Cecelia better.

why would this matter?