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”)).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛ.kəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒi.kəl/

Proper noun

Jekyll

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

Derived terms

• Jekyll and Hyde
• Jekyllesque
• Jekyllian