Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cecily

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: ce-ci-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin, from the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.

Example Sentences

""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."

Questions

What does cecily mean?: A female given name from Latin, from the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.

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