Etymology

Sisley

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Today it means: A surname originating as a matronymic. Full definition →

Old French Cecile ← Latin Caecilia
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromCaecilia
  2. Old French · derived fromCecile
  3. English todaySisley

From the popular Middle English female given name Sisely, from Old French Cecile, Cicile, ultimately from Latin Caecilia.

Words from the same roots

LatinCaecilia all →

CeciliaCecilecaecilian

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.