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Jekyll

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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. JEHK-əl
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Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël. This name was used by Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Henry Jekyll in the book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).

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Entry updated November 16, 2019

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