What does "cecil" mean?
A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc.
Cecil
/ˈsiːsəl/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc.
- Grammar: cecil is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, first name, forename, given name.
- Useful contrasts: anonymous person, female given name, first name.
- Usage evidence: Lucy accepted to marry a rich young man called Cecil.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc.
"They have a wonderful recipe for beef cecils."
Proper Noun
- 1 A unisex given name from Latin.; A male given name from Latin.
"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."
- 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.
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- 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.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
anonymous personfemale given namefirst namegiven name
Example
"Lucy accepted to marry a rich young man called Cecil."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "cecil"?
Common synonyms include: family name, first name, forename, given name, last name, name bearer.
How do you use "cecil" in a sentence?
Lucy accepted to marry a rich young man called Cecil.
How do you pronounce "cecil"?
Pronounced /ˈsiːsəl/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.
Etymology 2
From Cecil, the surname of the chef who invented them.