Cecily

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proper noun

A female given name from Latin, from the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin, from the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.

    "We two," she said, "will seek the groves Where the lady Mary is, With her five handmaidens, whose names Are five sweet symphonies, Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, Margaret and Rosalys.

    1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel

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APA

Cecily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cecily

MLA

“Cecily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cecily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cecily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cecily.

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