Cecil - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Cecil \ce-cil\, also used as boy's name Cecil, is a variant of Cecilia (Latin), and the meaning of Cecil is "blind one".

The baby name Cecil sounds like Cecyl, Cecily and Cecile. Other similar baby names are Ceil, Cicily, Celie, Celia, Cecyle, Cecille, Cecilla, Cecilie, Ceciley, Cecilee, Cecely and Cybil.

Cecil is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Cecil. Compare Cecil with related baby names.