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Cecily doesn’t mean beautiful or heavenly. She was an early Roman Christian martyr. The name comes from the surname of a Roman clan, originally from the Latin word for blind, caecus. To be related to the word for Heaven, it would need to have Cel, related to ciel, cielo, etc. Like Celeste. She became the patron saint of musicians. It’s a beautiful name, indirectly derived from the word for blind, but, more important, she was one of the most beloved saints. In Catholic liturgy, the names Cecily, Lucy, and Agnes are repeated.
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For those of you who think the name Cecily is ugly because of the meaning, it also means “Blind of beauty” so you are calling your child “beautiful”.
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My name is Cecily and I was perplexed about the meaning of the name (blind), BUT then I found a meaning that gave me more insight...Forgiving.
If you think about what blind means, it can be translated as forgiving.
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If you think about what blind means, it can be translated as forgiving.
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This name, and all "Cecil" variants, is actually derived from the Ancient Greek name Caecilius. It's not certain that the origins of the name itself meant "blind", but the famous family of this name in Rome did have a great member and ruler named Lucius Caecilius Metellus (born 290 BC), who, when a fire threatened the Temple of Vesta and nearly destroyed the Palladium and other sacred objects, went forth and saved the treasures from the fire. As a result, the heat and smoke blinded him. He was honored by his family for generations to come in memory of his sacrifice.
This Roman family attributed their origins to a mythological figure with a similar story, Caeculus. Caeculus, which has been said to translate to "little blind boy", was the son of Vulcan, God of volcano fire. A girl was impregnated with his child when a spark from a hearth landed on her. He was left to be raised by his nephews among shepherds, and went on to found the city of Praeneste. Later, doubt of his ancestry caused a great fire but left him unharmed, and he learned he had mastery over it, to start and extinguish fire at his will. The smoke, though, damaged his eyes, which made them small and distinguished him, hence his name.
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This Roman family attributed their origins to a mythological figure with a similar story, Caeculus. Caeculus, which has been said to translate to "little blind boy", was the son of Vulcan, God of volcano fire. A girl was impregnated with his child when a spark from a hearth landed on her. He was left to be raised by his nephews among shepherds, and went on to found the city of Praeneste. Later, doubt of his ancestry caused a great fire but left him unharmed, and he learned he had mastery over it, to start and extinguish fire at his will. The smoke, though, damaged his eyes, which made them small and distinguished him, hence his name.
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The name Cecily really means heavenly. I don't understand how people can think that this wonderful name means blind. The correct meaning is in fact, heavenly. Cecily is pronounced "SES-i-lee", not "SIS-i-lee."
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This name could be related to the Italian island of Sicily.
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