The first name Cécile

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About the first name Cécile

Meaning

The name Cécile comes from the Roman name Caecilius, traditionally associated with Latin caecus “blind”.

Historical origin

The name Cécile is the feminine form of Caecilius and spread widely through Saint Cecilia.

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Cécile is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:sé-silse.sil

Frequency of the first name Cécile by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Cécile by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name CécileLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Cécile in baptisms by year.50037525012501655171917831847191119751655–1659 15 baptisms1670–1674 25 baptisms1680–1684 30 baptisms1685–1689 10 baptisms1690–1694 5 baptisms1695–1699 10 baptisms1700–1704 40 baptisms1705–1709 30 baptisms1710–1714 15 baptisms1715–1719 5 baptisms1720–1724 50 baptisms1725–1729 40 baptisms1730–1734 65 baptisms1735–1739 45 baptisms1740–1744 55 baptisms1745–1749 85 baptisms1750–1754 25 baptisms1755–1759 35 baptisms1760–1764 65 baptisms1765–1769 20 baptisms1770–1774 40 baptisms1775–1779 55 baptisms1780–1784 80 baptisms1785–1789 80 baptisms1790–1794 70 baptisms1795–1799 110 baptisms1800–1804 130 baptisms1805–1809 135 baptisms1810–1814 190 baptisms1815–1819 115 baptisms1820–1824 150 baptisms1825–1829 120 baptisms1830–1834 95 baptisms1835–1839 125 baptisms1840–1844 90 baptisms1845–1849 105 baptisms1850–1854 70 baptisms1855–1859 130 baptisms1860–1864 50 baptisms1865–1869 45 baptisms1870–1874 75 baptisms1875–1879 30 baptisms1880–1884 65 baptisms1885–1889 65 baptisms1890–1894 80 baptisms1895–1899 65 baptisms1900–1904 90 baptisms1905–1909 180 baptisms1910–1914 285 baptisms1915–1919 285 baptisms1920–1924 245 baptisms1925–1929 300 baptisms1930–1934 185 baptisms1935–1939 190 baptisms1940–1944 21 baptisms1945–1949 90 baptisms1950–1954 85 baptisms1955–1959 60 baptisms1960–1964 10 baptisms1965–1969 10 baptisms1975–1979 15 baptisms

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