Cecil
Americannoun
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(Edgar Algernon) Robert 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
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Robert 1st Earl of Salisburyand1st Viscount Cecil of Cranborne, 1563–1612, British statesman (son of William Cecil).
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-. Salisbury.
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William 1st Baron Burghley or Burleigh, 1520–98, British statesman: adviser to Elizabeth I.
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a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blind.”
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Lord David. 1902–86, English literary critic and biographer
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Robert. See (3rd Marquess of) Salisbury 2
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William. See (William Cecil) Burghley
Example Sentences
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As they retreated from music into grief, their Uncle Bob stepped in to help them finish what his brother Cecil had started — the Womack Sisters’ first album.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Cecil and Linda performed together as Womack & Womack, best known for their 1988 hit “Teardrops,” and later as Zekkariyas & Zeriiya, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
By 2013, they were working on their debut album, produced by their manager, who was also their father, Cecil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Cecil Wright’s legal action was earlier reported by the Financial Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Like when I was eight years old, my cousin Willy had a friend named Baby Tony and another friend, Little Cecil.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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