Sissel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sissel

What is the meaning of the name Sissel ?

The baby name Sissel is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SIS-el.

Sissel is Danish, Latin, Norwegian in Origin.

Sissel is a Norwegian and Danish short form of Cecilie, ultimately from Latin Caecilia, the feminine of the Roman family name Caecilius. The earliest recoverable form is Latin Caecilius/Caecilia, built on caecus, blind; the suffix -ilius marks a gentilicial name rather than a transparent given-name compound. In Scandinavian speech the unstressed middle syllables of Cecilie were reduced, and the initial soft c developed into s, producing forms such as Sidsel and Sissel.

The name belongs to the medieval and early modern Nordic tradition of adapting saints’ names, especially those linked with Saint Cecilia, the Roman martyr and later patron of music. Sidsel became common in Denmark and Norway, while Sissel is especially familiar in Norway; Swedish has Sissela beside Cecilia. Modern recognition outside Scandinavia is limited, though Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø has made the form visible internationally.