Cecil
Old-fashioned boy's name
Cecil is a male given name of Latin origin, borne by several notable figures including the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes and the American film director Cecil B.
DeMille.
The name also functions as a surname: Lord Burghley, William Cecil, served Elizabeth I.
Cecil the lion, killed by an American trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in 2015, sparked international outrage over big-game hunting.
Southern African republic
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- trophy huntingKilling wildlife for souvenirs
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- dentistOral care physician
controversy · endangered · wildlife · viral · outrage · sanctuary · national park · protected
Greek Aegean island
- TaylorSeamster-derived name
- DeMilleHollywood director surname
- patronymicName from father's name
- surnameHereditary family identifier
given name · forename · namesake · Latin · male · British · formal · distinguished
Titled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- lordNobleman or ruler
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- estateProperty and grounds
Salisbury · dynasty · lineage · hereditary · titles · gentry · statesman · courtier
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- RhodesiaFormer British African territory
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- De BeersDiamond mining conglomerate
mining · South Africa · Oxford · scholarship · Rhodes Scholar · British Empire · controversy · statue
Zimbabwe
Southern African republic
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- trophy huntingKilling wildlife for souvenirs
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
dentist · controversy · endangered · wildlife · viral · outrage · sanctuary · national park · protected · big game
Rhodes
Greek Aegean island
- TaylorSeamster-derived name
- DeMilleHollywood director surname
- patronymicName from father's name
surname · given name · forename · namesake · Latin · male · British · formal · distinguished
nobility
Titled ruling class
estate · Salisbury · dynasty · lineage · hereditary · titles · gentry · statesman · courtier · Tudor
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- RhodesiaFormer British African territory
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
De Beers · mining · South Africa · Oxford · scholarship · Rhodes Scholar · British Empire · controversy · statue · legacy
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- Maryland CountiesMontgomery, Howard, Frederick, Carroll, Charles
- Textbook AuthorsJames Stewart, Campbell, Kaplan, Robbins, Harrison
- Shawano CountyBowler, Marion, Pulaski, Wittenberg, Angelica
- big catslion, leopard, lioness, cub, cougar
- British NobilityYork, Windsor, Cambridge, Kent, Cornwall