Cecile

French feminine form of Cecil

"blind"

Cecile Origin and Meaning

The name Cecile is a girl's name of French origin meaning "blind".

Cecile is a fairly common French saint's name, scattered throughout classic French literature--in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, in Balzac's Cousin Pons, and Zola's Germinal.

Cecile, Cecily and Cecilia all make pretty choices.

Cecile Rank in US Top 1000

# 977 in the US

Popularity of the name Cecile

• 1558 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Cecile

• Cecile of France Lady of Tarsus and Mamistra, Countess of Tripoli
• Marie Cécile Kira Viktoria Luise, Princess of Prussia
• Cécile Aubry (born Anne José Madeleine Henriette Bénard), French actress
• Cecile Hulse Matschat American author and geographer
• Cecile de Brunhoff French children's author
• Cecile de France Belgian actress
• Cecile Pineda American novelist
• Cecile Reinaud French fashion designer
• Cecile Licad Filipina pianist
• Cecile Richards American political activist; president of Planned Parenthood
• Cecile Abish American sculptor
• Cecile Sinclair Kiwi,Dutch model
• Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade French composer
• Ce' Cile (born Cecile Charlton) Jamaican dancehall singer
• Cécile Brunschvicg French feminist politician
• Cecile Platovsky Belgian,American fashion designer
• Cécile Schott aka Colleen French ambient musician
• Cécile Paoli French actress
• Cécile Fatiman Haitian voodoo priestess and revolutionary
• Cecile Corbel French and Breton singer, harpist and composer

The name Cecile in Pop Culture

• Cécile Rey American Girl doll character
• Cecile Auclair character in 'Shadows on the Rock' (1931) by Willa Cather
• Cécile Croomy minor character in anime "Code Geass"
• Cécile de Maron character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe"
• Cécile Cosima Caminades minor character in video game "Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker"
• Cecile Horton character on TV's "The Flash"