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What does Cecily mean?
Cecily 
as a girls' name is pronounced SES-i-lee. It is of Latin and Old Welsh origin, and the meaning of Cecily is "blind; sixth". From the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.
ASSOCIATED WITH medieval
Variations
VARIANTS Cicely, Cilly, Sessy, Sicili, Sissy
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CECILIA Ceceilia, Ceceley, Ceceli, Cecelia▼, Cecely, Cecelyn, Ceciel, Cecil▼, Cecila, Cecile▼, Cecilea, Cecilee, Ceciley, Cecilie, Cecilija, Cecilla, Cecille, Cecillia, Cecilyann, Ceclia, Cecyl, Cecyle, Cecylia, Ceil, Ceila, Ceileh, Ceilia, Cela, Cele, Celia▼, Celie, Celli, Cescily, Cesia, Cesilie, Cici, Cicilia, Cicilie, Cicily, Cile, Cili, Seely, Sessily
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cecily Paisley (C.P.), ..
How popular is Cecily?
Cecily is a very prominent first name for women (#1827 out of 4276, Top 43%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Cecily entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its top rank of #574 in the U.S. in the year 1990, and is presently at #1531. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Cecelia (#595 LAST YEAR), Cecil, Cecile, Cecilia (#155), Cecille, Ceil, Cele, Celia (#936), Celie and Cicely are the prominent related forms of Cecily (#1531). These forms of Cecily were at the top of their popularity during the years 1900-1909 (MEDIAN #1050) and have become significantly less popular since (#1565, 57.6% LESS USAGE). Cecilia has been the recurring favorite, while forms such as Cecile are now less common.
Similar Names
Cecily is pronounced similarly to Sicilly and Sicily. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Baily, Bently, Brily, Cacey, Caci, Cacia, Cacie, Cacy, Caila, Cailey▼, Cailyn▼, Caity, Cally, Camila▲, Camile, Camill, Carely, Carilyn, Carly▼, Caroly, Casidy, Ceili, Ceinlys, Ceira, Celida, Celina, Celine▲, Ceri, Ceria, Cerian, Cerice, Cerisa, Cerise, Charly, Cherilyn, Chrisy, Clairy, Colly, Coraly, Corly, Crecia, Cybil, Cybill, Delly, Eily, Emily, Emmily, Fernly, Haily▼, Hedly, Kealy, Keely▼, Kelly▼, Kemply, Keyely, Laily, Lesly▼, Lily▲, Melly, Merrily, Neely, Nelly, Neroly (see Nerola), Reilly▼ and Verly. These names tend to be less commonly used than Cecily.
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