English
Jekyll
Jekyll comes from Old Breton Iudicael.
- Old BretonmodernIudicael
- EnglishtodayJekyll
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old BretonmodernIudicael
- EnglishtodayJekyll
The story
His name is from Old Breton iudd (‘lord, ruler, prince’) + Old Breton cael (‘generous, noble’) (whence modern Breton cael (‘generous, noble’)).
Every English word from Old Breton Iudicael
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Breton Iudicael / Jekyll