1) What do you prefer
Cecily or
Cecilia?
Cecilia. I dislike the SESS sound of
Cecily, (
Cicely is not bad).
2) Does
Cecilia sound 'too catholic' (The only two
Cecilia's T've known were from very strict Catholic families)
Not really, I know of Saint
Cecilia, and even though I'm not religious I like the association but I don't think of it as being particularly Catholic. None of the
Cecilia's I know are Catholic.
3) Does
Cecilia '
Cecily' work or is it a bit of a stretch?
It works, I don't know why you'd ever use
Cecily as a nickname for
Cecilia, they are both pretty long.
4) What would be a good nick name for
Cecily?
I know two
Cecilia's called
Cece, so that would work. My friend
Leah's name is actually
Cecilia, but she found it was too difficult for other people to pronounce.