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Cecil

A unisex given name from Latin.

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Cecil at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“blind”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈsiːsəl/, /ˈsɛsəl/

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.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Cecil mean?

A unisex given name from Latin. Its root means "blind".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).