Origin:Welsh
Popularity:3251
Meaning:blind; sixth
Cecil as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Cecil), is pronounced SESS-ul, SEE-sul. It is of Latin and Old Welsh origin, and the meaning of Cecil is "blind; sixth".
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