Jekyll

//ˈdʒɛ.kəl// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name, transferred from the surname.

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"Jekyll suffers physically when he transforms into Hyde."

Etymology

From a Breton name also appearing in various forms in French Judicaël, Gicquel, Jézéquel, etc., ultimately from Old Breton Iudicael, the name of a Breton king revered as a Catholic saint. His name is from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”) (whence modern Breton cael (“generous, noble”)).

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