Jekyll

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Jekyll

/ˈdʒɛ.kəl/ US
/ˈdʒi.kəl/ US

Where it comes from

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”)).

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hyde, jukes, jelf, jinkings, jyles, jackman, jack, jolly, jardine, jaspers, jayes, jowett, jolley, jencks, jaggers, jock

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"Jekyll." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jekyll. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Jekyll. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jekyll

Chicago

"Jekyll." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jekyll.

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@misc{jekyll_2026,
  title = {Jekyll},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jekyll},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}