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Cecily

Cecily proper noun: a female given name from Latin, from the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.

Proper noun

Cecily

  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

Questions about Cecily

What does Cecily mean?
Cecily means a female given name from Latin, from the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.
What part of speech is Cecily?
Cecily is a proper noun.

Words near Cecily in the dictionary

  1. Cecilia
  2. cecilian
  3. cecilians
  4. cecils
  5. Cecilton
  6. Cecily
  7. cecina
  8. cecinas
  9. Cecis
  10. cecitis
  11. cecity

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