Cicely

English variation of Cecilia
"blind"

Cicely Origin and Meaning

The name Cicely is a girl's name of English origin meaning "blind".

This frilly Victorian name is a variant of Cecilia and Cecily, with which it might well be confused. Cicely was a surprise choice for comedienne Sandra Bernhard.

Literary Cicelys can be found in Sir Walter Scott's "Kenilworth" and the 1925 Dos Passos novel "Manhattan Transfer."

A distinguished bearer is actress Cicely Tyson. Cicely, or Sweet Cicely is also a herbaceous plant with a strong taste reminiscent of anise,and is sometimes used for medicinal purposes.

# 608 in the US

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# 2285 on Nameberry

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Cicely Popularity

Famous People Named Cicely

  • Cicely Tyson
    American actress
  • (Esmerelda) Cicely Courtneidge
    English actress, comedienne and singer
  • Cicely Mary Barker
    English author and illustrator ("Flower Fairies")
  • Cicely Mary Saunders
    English nurse who founded the hospice movement

Cicely in Pop Culture

  • Cicely
    Alaska, fictional setting of TV's "Northern Exposure"
  • Lady Cicely Waynflete
    character in G. Bernard Shaw's "Captain Brassbound's Conversion" (1900)