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Cecily

Cecily

9 4.2
A woman's first name
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsɛsɪli/
translation icon : Cecilia
  • "Wait until you see Cecily," Therese said.
  • Cecily Strong
  • Cecily Tynan
  • Cecily Brown

Examples

  • So it was only a matter of time before he could leave the running of the hotel to Cecily.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • My friend Cecily always knows how to make me laugh.

  • Well, if you want to know, Cecily happens to be my aunt.

    The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

  • Does Cecily know you been seeing Ruby?

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

  • You are my little cousin Cecily, I'm sure.

    The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

  • That lady is Miss Cecily Cardew, my ward.

    The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

  • My parents died of influenza when I was three, and Uncle Robert and Aunt Cecily took me in.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "You could rule the Beach Club kingdom." "I'm not marrying Cecily, Therese."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Bill's daughter, Cecily, would be graduating from high school in a couple of weeks, and she'd already passed her eighteenth birthday.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Hello there, Cecily.

    The Odd Couple (1968)

Synonyms

Cicely
vsCecily
58 7.6

A female first name, a variant of Cecily

is the same name but used as another spelling variant

Surface Forms

Cecily main

Etymology

Cecily is a form of the name Cecilia, which comes from an old Latin family name that may come from caecus meaning 'blind'. A helpful way to remember Cecily is Saint Cecilia, who is famous for music, so the name often brings to mind music and a gentle, classic feel.