Cecil.
A unisex given name from Latin.
Meaning & usage
A unisex given name from Latin. A male given name from Latin.
A unisex given name from Latin. A female given name from Latin.
A surname from Welsh.
A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Cook County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cecil Township.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.
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