Cecil

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːsəl/, /ˈsɛsəl/^[1]
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈsisəɫ/

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• Rhymes: -iːsəl, -ɛsəl

Cecil

1. A unisex given name from Latin.
   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.

      • 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 June 2022:

        Ms. Davis — who at different points in the set called to mind Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, without resorting to mimicry — often led this charge, starting out with a blank canvas and creeping slantwise into a repeatable motif.

   2. A female given name from Latin.
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.

• Cecil County
• Cecil Hills
• Cecil Park
• Cecil house

• Cecilia
• Cecilton

• Cecil (given name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cecil (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cecil (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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