# Cecily

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See also: [Cecilie](/source/Cecilie)

For the episode of The Goodies, see [Cecily (The Goodies)](/source/Cecily_(The_Goodies)).

**Cecily** is a feminine given name. It is an English form of the Latin name [Cecilia](/source/Cecilia), which is derived from the Roman [Caecili](/source/Caecilia_gens) family.[1][2]

Notable people with the name include:

- [Cecily Adams](/source/Cecily_Adams) (1958–2004), American actress, casting director, and lyricist
- [Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington](/source/Cecily_Bonville,_7th_Baroness_Harington) (1460–1529), English peeress
- [Cecily Brown](/source/Cecily_Brown) (born 1969), British painter
- [Cecily Lefort](/source/Cecily_Lefort) (1900–1945), British World War II agent
- [Cecily Neville, Duchess of York](/source/Cecily_Neville,_Duchess_of_York) (1415–1495), mother of two English kings
- [Cecily Norden](/source/Cecily_Norden) (1918–2011), South African author and equestrian
- [Cecily Maude O'Connell](/source/Cecily_Maude_O'Connell) (1884–1965) Australian trade unionist and religious social worker
- [Cecily O'Neill](/source/Cecily_O'Neill), American theater educator
- [Cecily Polson](/source/Cecily_Polson), Australian actress
- [Cecily Rosol](/source/Cecily_Rosol), Australian politician
- [Cecily Sash](/source/Cecily_Sash) (1924–2019), South African painter, professor
- [Cecily Strong](/source/Cecily_Strong) (born 1984), American actress and comedian
- [Cecily Tynan](/source/Cecily_Tynan) (born 1969), Philadelphia broadcast personality
- [Cecily of York](/source/Cecily_of_York) (1469–1507), sister of King Edward V of England
- [Cecily von Ziegesar](/source/Cecily_von_Ziegesar) (born 1970), American author of novels written for teenagers

## See also

- [Cicely (disambiguation)](/source/Cicely_(disambiguation))

## References

1. Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1884). [*History of Christian Names*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Christian_names_By_the_author/GuoIAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=cecilee&pg=PA144&printsec=frontcover). p. 144.

1. Fergusson, Rosalind (27 May 2009). [*Perfect Babies' Names*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Perfect_Babies_Names/arGExvZDfbgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=cecily&pg=PT47&printsec=frontcover). Random House. p. 47. ISBN 9781409063223.

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