Cecil
m.
Latin Caecilius, a Roman gensname which may derive from Latin caecus 'blind'.
The name of a 1st C patron saint of Granada.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1529 Cecill PP-HenV p. 4,
Cicill ibid. p. 8
- Wales
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- Latin
- ● 1206 Seisil (abl) Pryce-1st no. 9
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Cecil". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Cecil.