Cecil

See also: cecil

English

Etymology

From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːsəl/, IPA^(key): /ˈsɛsəl/

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• Rhymes: -iːsəl, -ɛsəl

Proper noun

Cecil

1. A male given name from Latin.
   • 1968, Ivan Southall, Let the Balloon Go, Methuen, page 91:

     John Sumner always called him "Sissy" but other kids called him Cecil or See-sal or Weasil. He didn't mind anything except "Sissy". Every time he heard it he saw red.

2. A surname from Welsh.
3. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
   2. A town in Cook County, Georgia.
   3. A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
   4. An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon.
   5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
   6. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
   7. A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
   8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cecil Township.

Derived terms

• Cecil County
• Cecil house

Related terms

• Cecilia
• Cecilton

Translations

male given name

• Basque: Zezilio
• Belarusian: Цэцылій m (Cecylij)
• Italian: Cecilio (it) m
• Latin: Caecilius m
• Polish: Cecyliusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Cecílio (pt) m
• Spanish: Cecilio (es) m
• Ukrainian: Цецилій m (Cecylij)

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