Cecil

American  

[ses-uhl, sis-, see-suhl] / ˈsɛs əl, ˈsɪs-, ˈsi səl /

noun

1. (Edgar Algernon) Robert 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.

2. Robert 1st Earl of Salisburyand1st Viscount Cecil of Cranborne, 1563–1612, British statesman (son of William Cecil).

3. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-. Salisbury.

4. William 1st Baron Burghley or Burleigh, 1520–98, British statesman: adviser to Elizabeth I.

5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blind.”

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Cecil British  

/ ˈsɪs-, ˈsɛsəl /

noun

1. Lord David. 1902–86, English literary critic and biographer

2. Robert. See (3rd Marquess of) Salisbury 2

3. William. See (William Cecil) Burghley

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Example Sentences

While the project began in a room at the infamous Cecil Hotel in downtown L.A.’s Art Walk in 2008, they’re now synonymous with Coachella and back on the field for the first time since 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

While her better-known contemporaries, like Cecil B. DeMille and D.W.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

In a fitting irony, “The Squaw Man” itself doesn’t count because Cecil imagined it took place on the plains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Cecil Irwin:, external Played more than 350 times in defence for Sunderland and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Then he gave the poor guy a lecture on black business and how we need to do better, while Cecil gave him a history lesson on James Brown and Ray Charles.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds