If you see the name Celia...

edmo

will you automatically say it like Seal-yah?  I love it but I like it better said like See-Leah.  No one will ever say it that way, will they? 

ShoeFanatic614

I love this name!  I have always heard it pronounced Seal-yah.  Never the other way.

TanyaRenee

I think this is a cute name!

I would say see-lee-ah, though... like as in Cecelia

 

edit: so I agree with the second way you said!

Telyco

Sealya....like the name, though!

soccerwife

ShoeFanatic614:

I have always heard it pronounced?Seal-yah - 2 syllables.? Never the other way.

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AllThatGlitters101

I think it's very pretty. I went to college with a Celia and she pronounced it like See-Leah, too.

Harms80

Well, I have a 4 year old who is in love with Monsters Inc so I automatically think Cee-Lee-Uh Wee-Lee-Uh.  I like the name and even the longer Cecelia... 

sharmurph18

TanyaRenee:

I think this is a cute name!

I would say see-lee-ah, though... like as in Cecelia

 

edit: so I agree with the second way you said!

 

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OctoberCAPA

I would say SEAL-ee-uh.  But quickly, so it would be like 2.5 syllables.

newportbride715

I say it closer to Seal-ya, but kind of in between the two, I think, if that makes sense. People w/ a Spanish speaking accent say it more like CEH-lee-yah, like Celia Cruz. I like this name a lot.

sunnyday016

I'd say it Seal-ya. Rhymes with Delia. Which I also like...

djfacemachine

My hairdresser is named Celia, pronounced See-lee-uh, so that is how I pronounce it when I see it.

amethyst1220

OctoberCAPA:

I would say SEAL-ee-uh.  But quickly, so it would be like 2.5 syllables.

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bim38106

OctoberCAPA:

I would say SEAL-ee-uh.  But quickly, so it would be like 2.5 syllables.

Me too. I first read Cecelia but realized it was just Celia, so I would say it like Cecelia w/out the first "se" sound.

And Ketch

I think of the character Celia on Weeds.   I love the name, but I think I prefer Cecelia.  I think both pronunciations are correct but you'd definitely hear Seal-ya more.

Summer20

TanyaRenee:

I would say see-lee-ah, though... like as in Cecelia

I agree, I'd say it with 3 syllables

EmmaRain

I pronounce it "Seely-uh" almost the same as cilia (the hair-like organelles).

laur2534

I pronounce it See-Leah. 

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ShoeFanatic614:

I love this name!  I have always heard it pronounced Seal-yah.  Never the other way.

This is the same for me.

KateLouise

I would say it the second way. See-leah. Like Cecelia.

I think the main character (Keira Knightly) in Atonement was Celia, or at least this is what it makes me think of.