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Cecil
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cecil
English
Etymology
From en la Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from la caecus blind. The surname has absorbed the en owl Seisyllt, from Latin la Sextilius, from la Sextus.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsiːsəl/ /ˈsɛsəl/http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict?stress=-s&in=CECIL
en /ˈsisəɫ/ Scotland
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cecil.wav Southern England
en iːsəl ɛsəl 2
Proper noun
en unisex Latin.
en male Latin.
en 1968 w:Ivan Southall Let the Balloon Go Methuen 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.
en Nate Chinen Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/arts/music/review-eric-revis-trio-lets-the-music-lead-the-way-at-the-jazz-gallery.html 2015-06-18 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20220616140741/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/arts/music/review-eric-revis-trio-lets-the-music-lead-the-way-at-the-jazz-gallery.html
en female Latin.
en Welsh.
en locality co/Cypress County p/Alberta c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community co/Montgomery County s/Alabama.
en town co/Cook County s/Georgia.
en village co/Paulding County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community co/Morrow County s/Oregon.
en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Washington County s/Pennsylvania.
en unincorporated community co/Taylor County s/West Virginia.
en village co/Shawano County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Cecil Township.
Derived terms
en Cecil County
en Cecil Hills
en Cecil Park
en Cecil house
Related terms
en Cecilia
en Cecilton
Translations
male given name
Basque: eu Zezilio
Belarusian: be Цэцылій m
Italian: it Cecilio m
Latin: la Caecilius m
Polish: pl Cecyliusz m
Portuguese: pt Cecílio m
Spanish: es Cecilio m
Ukrainian: uk Цецилій m
References
Further reading
Cecil (given name)
Cecil (surname)
Cecil (disambiguation)
Anagrams
en cceil ELCIC