fem. proper name, an alteration or nativization of Cecilia. The popular plant name (late 16c.) is a corruption (by influence of the proper name) of Latin seselis, from Greek seselis, a foreign word, perhaps from Egyptian.
CIA
ciabatta
ciao
cicada
cicatrix
Cicely
cicerone
Ciceronian
cicisbeo
Cid
-cide