Cecil — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A unisex given name from Latin. A male given name from Latin.

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   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.

   Ms. Davis — who at different points in the set called to mind Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, without resorting to mimicry — often led this charge, starting out with a blank canvas and creeping slantwise into a repeatable motif.

2. A unisex given name from Latin. A female given name from Latin.

3. A surname from Welsh.

4. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.

5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.

6. A number of places in the United States: A town in Cook County, Georgia.

7. A number of places in the United States: A village in Paulding County, Ohio.

8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon.

9. A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.

11. A number of places in the United States: A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin.

12. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cecil Township.