Cecil
1 of 2biographical name (1)
Robert 1563–1612 1st Earl of Salisbury and 1st Viscount
Cranborne
ˈkran-ˌbȯrn 
English statesman
English statesman
Cecil
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Robert Arthur Talbot Gas*coyne-
ˈga-ˌskȯin
1830–1903 3rd Marquis of
Salisbury
ˈsȯlz-b(ə-)rē
1830–1903 3rd Marquis of
Salisbury
ˈsȯlz-b(ə-)rē
ˈsälz-
English statesman
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“Cecil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cecil. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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