What is the origin of the name Cecil?
Welsh (Monmouthshire): from the Old Welsh personal name Seisyllt sometimes wrongly said to derive from the Latin name Caecilius (see Sisley). The most frequent modern spelling is a Renaissance attempt to connect [...]
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What is the origin of the name Cecil?
Welsh (Monmouthshire): from the Old Welsh personal name Seisyllt sometimes wrongly said to derive from the Latin name Caecilius (see Sisley). The most frequent modern spelling is a Renaissance attempt to connect [...]