Definition of "Cecil"

Cecil

/ˈsiːsəl/

proper noun
1. A male given name from Latin.
  Quotations
  John Sumner always called him "Sissy" but other kids called him Cecil or See-sal or Weasil. He didn't mind anything except "Sissy". Every time he heard it he saw red.
  1968, Ivan Southall, Let the Balloon Go, Methuen, page 91
2. A surname from Welsh.
3. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
  1. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
  2. A town in Cook County, Georgia.
  3. A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
  4. An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon.
  5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  6. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
  7. A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cecil Township.