Jekyll

proper nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈdʒɛ.kəl//
United States//ˈdʒi.kəl//

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A male given name, transferred from the surname.

Etymology

From a Breton name also appearing in various forms in French Judicaël, Gicquel, Jézéquel, etc., ultimately from Old Breton Iudicael, the name of a Breton king revered as a Catholic saint. His name is from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”) (whence modern Breton cael (“generous, noble”)).

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