Cecily

Girl's name

Cecily is a feminine given name, the English form of the Latin Cecilia.

It has an old-fashioned, literary quality—more likely to appear in period novels than on modern birth certificates: Cecily is the romantic ingénue in *The Importance of Being Earnest*.

literary

Wilde

Anglo-Irish family name

Victorian · heroine · garden · diary · romance · Algernon · courtship · proposal · satire · stage

name

feminine

Pertaining to women

classic · traditional · British · girl · baby · christening · namesake · moniker · given · formal

saint

martyr

Victim for beliefs

  • patronRegular supporter or customer
  • musicianOne who performs melodies
  • RomeItaly's capital city

feast · November · Catholic · virgin · Christian · organ · chapel · veneration · holy · devotion

botanical

flower

Plant's reproductive organ

  • gardenCultivated plant area
  • bloomFlower or flourishing state
  • petalBloom's colorful segment

floral · bouquet · blossom · perennial · cultivar · nursery · ornamental · arrangement · botanical · horticulture

Categories
Opposites
gender

CecilyCecil

Latin-derived masculine name

Cyril · Charles · Christopher · Clarence · Cedric

name style/era

CecilyJayden

Contemporary masculine name

Brayden · Madison · Nevaeh · Kayleigh · Skylar

Phrases
Family

Cecil, Cecilia

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G