I asked about how Cecil is pronounced in some other forum, and the staff had nothing definitive to say. Most thought it was probably Seesil. That was my assumption, but then I thought that it might be Sessel. Like Basil Rathbone is Bazzel.
After that, every time I thought, “Seesil,” I heard Maggie Smith saying “Sessil.” Finally, Maggie Smith won out.
Now I like “sessile” because it means staying in the same place on the bottom of the ocean. Like sponges. But come to think of it, there’s also sisal, which seems to be a natural grass-fibery thing. Which sounds just like Seesle.
Now I’m going over to this other thread to talk about Keeyoto which drives me up the wall. “Is there a cow in Moscow?”