Comments on: Name of the Day: Cloelia http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Brooke http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-19903 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:17:38 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-19903 Cloelia has been a favorite of mine for a while now. I found it on another baby name site and fell in love with it! I think this name is simply gorgeous! The proper pronunciation is “clo-EE-lee-uh”. I’ve never heard it any other way.

]]> By: Allison http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2707 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:45:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2707 As interesting as it is, it looks and sounds completely awkward to me. My second impression is that it looks like the name of a microbe; it’s not, but I swear it should be. Cloelia Botulinum. Mycobacterium Cloelia. Sure, that’s pretty esoteric, but I bet I’m not the only one.

]]> By: Shannon http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2684 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:41:39 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2684 or you can say it klo-ELL-ee-a or klo-ELL-ya.

]]> By: Shannon http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2683 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:37:57 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2683 With this spelling, Cloelia, I would wonder how to pronounce it. klo-AYL-ee-a? klo-EEL-ee-a? klo-EEL-ya? klo-AYL-ya? or is the “oe” as in Phoebe.. KLEEL-ee-a or KLEEL-ya. Out of all of those, I think I like klo-AYL-ee-a best.

]]> By: Shannon http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2681 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:31:27 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2681 I knew someone named Clelia. She pronounced it KLEEL-ya. Not bad, but a little awkward souding to me. I like Celia or Delia better.

]]> By: Lyndsay Jenness http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2680 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:28:38 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2680 Gotta admit, my first impression was, “what the hell?”… but after reading about it, I really like Cloelia (only pronounce Clo-EL-ee-ah). It’s definitely something I would consider. Love that Chloe (or I guess it would have to be Cloe) is built in. I’ve always loved Chloe, but this gives her a little weight, which I like. She’s got a great story, too, always a plus. Think it could honor a Cecilia? Big stretch, I know.

]]> By: Lola http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2679 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:53:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2679 It is an awesome story, Christina, I agree more people need to hear it. I like the looks of Cloelia, and am intrigued by klo-EL-ee-ah. When I see Clelia, my brain makes it Celia, so I can see how Christina’s aquaintance said it! I can’t make Cloelia anything less than the three syllable klo EL yah but don’t like it, it’s mushy sounding. I much prefer klo-EL-ee-ah. I think I’l add it to my lists to suggest to people who like Chloe but want something more distinctive, I’ll point them here too! :)

]]> By: photoquilty http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2678 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:50:18 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2678 It seems a little awkward to me – the pronunciation is strange. I just don’t love it.

]]> By: Christina Fonseca http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/09/name-of-the-day-cloelia/#comment-2677 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:52:49 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1164#comment-2677 I met a Clelia over 10 years ago near San Francisco, and frankly am at a loss as to why more people don’t use it. She pronounced it KLEH-lya, rhyming with the Spanish pronunciation of Delia, Celia and Ofelia.

This story needs to be told more often so the name and heroine become as familiar as Joan of Arc or Helen of Troy. Cloelia and Clelia deserve a spot in the Wonder Woman category.

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