Cecily is a given name, one of the English forms of Latin

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. History The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for g ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Cecily Adams Cecily April Adams (February 6, 1958 – March 3, 2004) was an American actress. Early life Adams was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, the daughter of comic actor Don Adams and singer Adelaide Efantis. Her siblings included her brother ...

(1958–2004), American actress, casting director, and lyricist *

Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington, 2nd Baroness Bonville (30 June 1460 – 12 May 1529) was an English peer, who was also Marchioness of Dorset by her first marriage to Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, and Countess of Wiltshire by her s ...

(1460–1529), English peeress *

Cecily Brown Cecily Brown (born 1969) is a British painter. Her style displays the influence of a variety of contemporary painters, from Willem de Kooning, Francis BaconScott, Sue (2013). "Cecily Brown" in ''The Reckoning: Women Artists of the New Millennium ...

(born 1969), British painter *

Cecily Lefort Cicely Margot Lefort (née Gordon, 30 April 1899 – February 1945) served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and in France for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. The purpose o ...

(1900–1945), British World War II agent *

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two Kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the Rose of Raby", because ...

(1415–1495), mother of two English kings * Cecily Norden (1918–2011), South African author and equestrian *

Cecily Maude O'Connell Cecily Maude O'Connell (30 June 1884 – 13 December 1965) was an Australian trade unionist and religious social worker. Early life Born Cecily Maude Mary O'Connell to Patrick Martin O'Connell and Rosina, née Hosking on 30 June 1884 at Beauf ...

(1884–1965) Australian trade unionist and religious social worker *

Cecily O'Neill Cecily O’Neill is an international authority on process drama and the arts in education. She works with students, teachers, playwrights, directors, and actors throughout the world, leading drama workshops, speaking at conferences, and carrying ou ...

, American theater educator *

Cecily Polson Cecily Polson is an Australian former actress, best known for her role as Martha O'Dare in the television series ''E Street (TV series), E Street'', in which she appeared for its four-year run from the pilot in 1989 to 1993, appearing in 403 e ...

, Australian actress *

Cecily Rosol Cecily Ann Rosol (born 2 January 1975) is an Australian politician for the Tasmanian Greens representing the division of Bass in the House of Assembly since the 2024 Tasmanian state election. Prior to her election, Rosol ran a counselling busines ...

, Australian politician *

Cecily Sash Cecily Sash (1924/1925 – 2019) was a South African artist, designer, and teacher. She taught design at the University of the Witwatersrand for more than 20 years. Early life and education Cecily Sash was born in 1924 or 1925 in Delmas, a sma ...

(1924–2019), South African painter, professor *

Cecily Strong Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022. She is the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's histor ...

(born 1984), American actress and comedian *

Cecily Tynan Cecily Joan Tynan (born March 19, 1969) is an American television meteorologist who has been with WPVI-TV since 1995. , she is the 5, 6, and 11 pm weathercaster and chief meteorologist for ''Action News'' and is also the weathercaster for a str ...

(born 1969), Philadelphia broadcast personality *

Cecily of York Cecily of York (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507), also known as Cecelia, was the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Shortly after the death of her father and before the assumption of the thr ...

(1469–1507), sister of King Edward V of England *

Cecily von Ziegesar Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar ( ; born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult novel series ''Gossip Girl''. Early life and education Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City into a German noble family. She is th ...

(born 1970), American author of novels written for teenagers

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