Jekyll

The story

1. Old Breton · derived fromcael“generous, noble”
2. Old Breton · derived fromiudd“lord, ruler, prince”
3. Old Breton · derived fromIudicael
4. English todayJekyll

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”)).

Words from the same roots