cecil · noun1
From Cecil, the surname of the chef who invented them.
Cecil · proper noun2
- Old Welsh · derived fromSeisyllt
- Latin · derived fromCaecilius
- English todayCecil
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 from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.