# Cecil

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsiːsəl/ · frequency rank #14,716

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name from Latin.
2. A unisex given name from Latin.
3. A surname from Welsh.
4. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
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## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **cel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cel)
- **cell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cell)
- **coil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-coil)
- **civil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-civil)
- **Cyril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cyril)
- **Celia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-celia)
- **Cecile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cecile)
- **Cecily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cecily)
- **Cecilia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cecilia)
- **CEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cec-vs-cecil)
- **CCI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cci-vs-cecil)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccecil`, `cceil`, `ceccil`, `cecill`, `cecli`, `ceicl`, `eccil`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cecil