Jekyll

English

Etymology

From a Breton name also appearing in various forms in French Judicaël, Gicquel, Jézéquel, etc., ultimately from Old Breton Iudicael, the name of a Breton king revered as a Catholic saint. His name is from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”) (whence modern Breton cael (“generous, noble”)).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jekyll

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name, transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ John Koch, editor (2006), Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, pages 260, 1029
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