Forename Cecil

All around the world, Cecil (Cecil , سيسيل , セシル , and others...) is a common unisex given name. The first name Cecil is characteristic of Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is quite a common male name, Jersey, and the United States (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, Philippines, and South Africa. Much less frequently, Cecil is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Cecil

name Cècil, name Cecyliusz, name Сесіл, name Caecus, name Цецил, name Caecilius, name Sextilius, name Cecil, name Cecíl, name Сесил, name Cecili, name セシル, name Сесиль, name ססיל, name Sextus, name เซซิล, name 赛西尔, name Cécil, name سيسيل

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Cecil	South Africa, Canada, Philippines, United States, Ghana
سيسيل	Iraq, Egypt, Palestinian Territory
セシル	Japan
ססיל	Israel
Сесил	Russia, Bulgaria

First names said to be same

Caecilius, Caecus, Cecili, Cecyliusz, Cecíl, Cècil, Cécil, Sextilius, Sextus, Сесиль, Сесіл, Цецил, เซซิล, and 赛西尔

First name Cecil in the context

Cecil is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cecil Palmer , the narrator and radio host of the fiction podcast Welcome to Night Vale; Cecile Horton , the fictional character from the television series The Flash; Cecil Terwilliger , the The Simpsons character; Cecil Stedman , the Fictional character, Invincible and Cecile Horton , the DC Comics character, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	cecil calvert, 2nd baron baltimore English peer (1605-1675), GB (b. 1605)
	cecil bishopp English politician (b. 1635)
	cecil calvert (1667-1681) (b. 1667)
	sir cecil wray, 13th baronet English politician, GB (b. 1734)
	sir cecil bishopp, 6th baronet British politician (1700-1778) (b. 1700)
	emily cecil, marchioness of salisbury English aristocrat, Tory political hostess and sportswoman, IE (b. 1750)
	brownlow cecil, 8th earl of exeter English Earl (b. 1701)
	cecil calvert (1702–1765); principal secretary of the Province of Maryland (b. 1702)
	brownlow cecil, 9th earl of exeter English Earl (b. 1725)
	sir cecil bishopp, 7th baronet d. circa September 1779 (b. 1728)
	cecil ann walker (born 1734) (b. 1734)
	cecil de cardonnel, 2nd baroness dynevor Welsh peeress (b. 1735)
	cecil parker perceval (1739-1753) (b. 1739)
	brownlow cecil, 2nd marquess of exeter English cricketer (1795-1867) (b. 1795)
	cecil bisshopp, 12th baron zouche British politician (b. 1753)

Characteristic surnames

Cox, Bailey, Parker, Rhodes, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, Harris, Walker, Wilson, Wright, Stewart, Collins, Roberts, Jackson, Johnson, Edwards, Mitchell, Anderson, Campbell, Phillips, Robinson, Carter, Miller, Morgan, Morris, Lee, Bell, King, Hall, Hill, Ward, Moore, Scott, Smith, Allen, Thompson, Adams, Baker, Brown, Davis, Green, Lewis, Jones, Evans, White, Young, Martin, Clark, and Williams