Meaning & origin
What it means
Cécile goes back to Latin Caecilia, meaning “blind.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cécile’s family of names
In French usage, Cécile shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form CICILE. In French usage, Cécile has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Cecilia. In French usage, Cécile has a conventional equivalent in the English form Cecily.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Cécile has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
18 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 25
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cécile
- Cécile de FranceBelgian actressborn 1975
- Cécile La GrenadeGovernor-General of Grenadaborn 1952
- Cécile ChaminadeFrench composer and pianist (1857-1944)
- Cécile AubryFrench actress, television director, writer and screenwriter (1928–2010)
- Cécile KyengeItalian politician and ophthalmologistborn 1964
- Princess Cecilia of Swedenprincess of Sweden and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg (1807-1844)
- Cécile DuflotFrench politicianborn 1975
- Cécile CasselFrench actress and singerborn 1982
- Cecile of Francedaughter of Philip I of France1097–1145
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