"Jekyll" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Ultimately from a Breton name also appearing in various forms in French Gicquel, Jézéquel, etc., ultimately from Old Breton Iudichael, the name of a Breton king revered as a Catholic saint. His name is from Latin iūdex (“judge”) + Old Breton hael (“generous”) (whence modern Breton hael (“generous, noble”)). Etymology templates: {{der|en|br|-}} Breton, {{cog|fr|Gicquel}} French Gicquel, {{der|en|obt|Iudichael}} Old Breton Iudichael, {{der|en|la|iūdex|t=judge}} Latin iūdex (“judge”), {{der|en|obt|hael|t=generous}} Old Breton hael (“generous”), {{cog|br|hael|t=generous, noble}} Breton hael (“generous, noble”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jekyll
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Jekyll and Hyde, Jekyllesque, Jekyllian
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