Cecil
proper nounattested in dialogue
- Scotland//ˈsisəɫ//
- //ˈsiːsəl//
- //ˈsɛsəl//
A unisex given name from Latin. A male given name from Latin.
proper noun
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A unisex given name from Latin. A male given name from Latin.
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.
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.
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A unisex given name from Latin. A female given name from Latin.
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A surname from Welsh.
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A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Cook County, Georgia.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cecil Township.
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.
Cecil · A unisex given name from Latin. A male given name from Latin.
Cecile · A female given name from Latin.Cecilia · A female given name from Latin.cedar · A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.