Cecily is a given name, one of the English forms of Latin
Cecilia. Notable people with the name include:
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Cecily Adams (1958–2004), American actress, casting director, and lyricist
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Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington (1460–1529), English peeress
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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
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Cecily Lefort
Cecily Margot Gordon Lefort (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 of SOE ...
(1900–1945), British World War II agent
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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
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Cecily Norden (1918–2011), South African author and equestrian
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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
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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
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Cecily Polson
Cecily Polson, is a New Zealand-born former Australian actress, known for her role as Martha O'Dare in the television series '' E Street'' in which she appeared for its four-year run from the pilot in 1989 to 1993, appearing in 403 episodes.
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, Australian actress
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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 sm ...
(1924–2019), South African painter, professor
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Cecily Strong (born 1984), American actress and comedian
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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 at WPVI. She formerly hosted the Saturday evening public affa ...
(born 1969), Philadelphia broadcast personality
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Cecily of York (1469–1507), sister of King Edward V of England
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Cecily von Ziegesar
Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar ( ; born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult ''Gossip Girl'' series of novels.
Early life and education
Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City into a German noble family. She i ...
(born 1970), American author of novels written for teenagers
See also
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Cicely (disambiguation)
{{given name, Cecily
English feminine given names