Cecil

Cecil Cunningham (born Edna Cecil Cunningham) was an American actress.

Cecil Adams is a minor character in the Saw franchise. He is also a supporting antagonist for Saw IV.

This is my cat's name. Also the young boy from the SpyKids reboot.

Cecil Gaines is the protagonist in the 2013 film 'The Butler' where it was played by Forest Whitaker. This character is partly based on Eugene Allen (1919-2010).

Cecil the lion, who was killed, is a famous bearer of this name. :(

Cecil Jacobs, a minor character in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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Cecil was also the name of a little boy in the game "Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney," part of the duo comprised of himself and his ill-tempered sister Petal.

Cecil Baldwin (with the SEE-sel pronunciation) is the narrator and main character of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale.

In addition to the other comment about Welcome To Night Vale, the voice actor's name is Cecil Baldwin, while the character he's voicing is named Cecil Palmer. Both pronounced SEE-sil.

Cecil Newton is an American football player.

British historian Cecil Roth (1899-1972).

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

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".

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

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

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

Cecil Beaton was an English fashion and portrait photographer.

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.

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