Cecil
“Blind — from the Roman family name Caecilius”
About the name Cecil
Cecil was everywhere in Edwardian Britain and then vanished almost completely. It is due a revival on the same logic that returned Arthur and Albert, though it has not arrived yet.
Cecil is a boy name of Latin, via Welsh origin, pronounced SESS-il. On the NameRarity scale it scores 78 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1900s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Cecil?
Cecil currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 7.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 131,579. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Cecil
- Cecil BeatonEnglish photographer and designer
- Cecil Day-LewisAnglo-Irish poet laureate
Spellings and variants of Cecil
Names similar to Cecil
Cecilia
seh-SEEL-yah
Blind, from the Roman family name Caecilius
Cyrus
SY-rus
Sun, lord
Nanak
NAH-nuk
Name of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism
Caleb
KAY-leb
Whole-hearted
Ravi
RAH-vee
Sun; a name of the solar deity Surya
Aarush
AH-roosh
First ray of the sun; calm and reddish like dawn
Anant
uh-NUNT
Endless, without limit
Anay
uh-NAY
One without a master; an epithet of Vishnu
Cecil — frequently asked questions
What does the name Cecil mean?
Cecil means "Blind — from the Roman family name Caecilius". It is a name of Latin, via Welsh origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Cecil?
Cecil is pronounced SESS-il, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Cecil?
Cecil scores 78 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 131,579 people carry it — about 7.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Cecil?
Cecil carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 5 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Cecil?
The lucky number for Cecil is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.