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Sibyl - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Sibyl
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. si-byl, sib-yl ] The girl name Sibyl is pronounced as SIHBahL KEY. Sibyl is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Old Greek. Sybil (variant spelling in English) is a form of Sibyl. Sibyl is a variant spelling of the name Sybil (English).

Sibyl is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1919 with 0.025% of baby girls being given the name Sibyl. It was #376 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is today of very light use. Among all girl names in its family, Sibyl was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Sibyl include Sybil (English), Sybille (French and German), Sibel (Turkish and English), Sibylla (French and German), Cybill (English), Sibilla (Italian), Sibylle (German), and Sybilla (French and German).

KEY: Pronunciation for Sibyl: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


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