Ceil

Short form of Cecilia or Celia

"blind or heavenly"

Ceil Origin and Meaning

The name Ceil is a girl's name of English origin meaning "blind or heavenly".

With the growing popularity of Celia and Cecilia, this vintage canasta-playing nickname name could be due for a comeback.

Ceil had a few years of recorded popularity in the first decade of the twentieth century, peaking in 1905. Today, fewer than five baby girls receive the name, meaning it doesn't even make the US extended list.

One prominent bearer was fashion designer Ceil Chapman (born Cecilia),who was a favorite of actresses from the forties to the sixties--she was one of Marilyn Monroe's favorite designers. She also provided the trousseau for young Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding.

Caveat: Might be misheard as Seal.

Ceil Rank in US Top 1000

# 927 in the US

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Famous People Named Ceil

• Ceil Chapman American fashion designer
• Ceil Friedman American writer
• Ceil Cabot American actress
• Ceil Loman birth name of American DJ Alison Steele, "The Nightbird"

Ceil in Pop Culture

• Ceil Engel character on TV's "Working the Engels"
• Ceil Reardon Adams character in "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little" by Paul Zindel
• Ceil Stickowski character in "It's Superman!" by Tom De Haven