Comments for the name Cecil

The name Cecil was the name of a sorcerer in the popular anime Record of Lodoss War.

Famous bearer (although probably no one cares): Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore. When his father died right after getting the charter to colonize Maryland, he took over the plans and later became the very first governor of Maryland.

Cecil Beaton was an English fashion and portrait photographer.

The SEE-sil pronunciation seems very American to me. In South Africa where Cecil John Rhodes is well remembered, it's always SESS-il, and my late father, born of two Welsh parents, used that pronunciation as well. One of his uncles, from Northumberland, called him SEE-sil but nobody else who knew him ever did. I'd be interested to know what happens in Australia and New Zealand. [noted -ed]

Cecil The Tortise from the Bugs Bunny cartoons has this name. He's one of the only people who ever tormented Bugs.

I'm from Australia and we pronounce it SESS-il.

Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959) was an American movie director and producer. He was involved in the making of more than 80 movies, pushed for early Hollywood to make feature-length films rather than shorts, and helped found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. DeMille is regarded as one of the most successful directors of all time.

He is probably best known by today's audience for his final film, The Ten Commandments. DeMille is also well-remembered for his role in 1950's Sunset Boulevard, in which he plays himself, and more importantly, for his mention in the final line of the movie: "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup." In addition, the Golden Globe Award for Lifetime Achievement is named for him.

The main protagonist of the early SNES classic Final Fantasy IV is named Cecil. He and his later wife Rosa are the only main characters in the series to have ever been married.

I fully realise that this is a slightly irrelevant comment with regard to the name, but it is untrue that Cecil and Rosa were the only two major characters from the Final Fantasy series to be married.

In Final Fantasy X-2, one finds that Lulu and Wakka have been married, and Princess Ashe of Final Fantasy XII was once married, but is widowed when the game begins.

The Latin word caecus means blind. It most closely means "blind one."

Beverly Hillbillies' Granny had a beatle that predicted the weather in one episode. It was named Cecil.

Sideshow Bob's brother on the popular sitcom "The Simpsons" was named Cecil (pronounced the more British way- 'sess-il').

Cecil (pronounced see-sil) was the "Seasick Sea Serpent" out of the duo Beany and Cecil, created by Bob Clampett. Cecil was a puppet made out of a sock and the show later became a cartoon. As puppets, the show was entitled, "Time for Beany". After Bob Clampett left Warner Bros. he created the cartoon, "Beany and Cecil".

Dr. Cecil Cook, social Darwinist who arranged a program to "breed out the colour" of Aborigines in Australia in the early 20th century.

I live in New York, and I've only ever heard it pronounced "Ses-il."

British historian Cecil Roth (1899-1972).

Cecil [pronounced SESS-il] has a lot of hipster cool potential.

I really hate this SEE-səl pronunciation that has sprung up in the USA recently. The name has always traditionally been pronounced SESS-səl, which sounds much classier and typical English. SEE-səl just sounds weird, and ultimately dumb.

It can also be used as a girl's name.

My great-grandmother's (born in 1903) name was Cecil Lena. It was pronounced SEE-sil.

The debates I hear over the pronunciation of this name are both hilarious and frustrating. Damn Final Fantasy fandom...

For the record, I'm Australian and have only ever heard and pronounced it as "Seh-sil" (European-style); Is this new pronunciation a rural/southern US thing? (going over it in my head, I can't say it sounds pleasant...) Because I've listened to several northern accents (Canadian and New England) and they pronounce it European-style.

Cecil Newton is an American football player.