Other Girls' Names:

Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa

Cecilia, Cecily

from Latin caecilia, meaning "blind." Celia is another Latin name it is often confused with, meaning "heaven." Cecil is often taken to be a masculing form, but this actually comes from a Welsh form of the Latin name sextilius meaning "sixth."

Pet forms: Cissy, Celie
Related Names: Celia, Cecile, Cicely
masculine forms: Cecil (see above), Caecilius, Caecus (not used much since Roman times)

Arabic -
Armenian .
Basque Zezili, Koikille, Xixili
Breton Azeliz
Bulgarian Cecilia
Catalan Cecília
Croatian Zecile
Czech Cecilia
Danish Cecilie, Cille/Sille
Dutch Celetje
Estonian Sesilia
Finnish Silja
Flemish Caesia, Ceel, Ceelken
French Cécile
Galician Cecía
German Cäcilie
Greek Kikilia, Kekilia
Hawaiian Kikilia
Hebrew  
Hungarian  Cecília
Icelandic Sesilía
Irish Gaelic  Síle
Italian Cecilia
Latvian  Cecilija
Lithuanian Cecilja, Sesilja
Norwegian Silje, Sissel, Cecilie
Polish Cecylia
Portuguese Cecilia
Romanian Cecilia
Russian Tsetsiliya
Scottish Gaelic Sìle, Sìleas
Spanish Cecilia 
Swedish Sissila, Sissa
Welsh  
Yiddish Tsetsilye, Tsilli

* Names have approximately the same meaning, but no other lingustic connection

Language does not use the Latin alphabet, so spellings are approximated based on sound.

Boys' Names:

Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Charles
Christopher
Daniel
David
Den(n)is
Edward
Eugene
Francis, Frank
Frederick
Gabriel
George
Gerald, Gerard
Gregory
Henry
Isaac
James, Jacob
Joachim
John
Joseph
Julian
Justin
Laurence, Larry
Leonard
Louis, Lewis
Luke, Lucas
Mark, Marcus
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nicholas
Paul
Peter
Phil(l)ip
Ralph
Richard
Robert
Samuel
Sebastian
Simon
Stephen, Steven
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Victor
Vincent
William
Zachary

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