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What does Sibyl mean?
Sibyl 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced SIB-el. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Sibyl is "prophetess, oracle". In ancient myth, sibyls interpreted the messages from oracles devoted to various Gods. In Turkish, Sibel means "powerful queen". Actress Cybill Shepherd.
STARTS WITH Si-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, prophetess, ancient (old), myth, devoted, powerful, queen
Variations
VARIANTS Cybele, Cybil, Cybill, Cybilla, Sabilla, Sabylla, Sib, Sibbell, Sibel, Sibell, Sibella, Sibelle, Sibilla, Sibyll, Sibylla, Sybel, Sybella, Sybelle, Sybil▼, Sybill, Sybilla, Sybille
SEE ALSO Sevilla
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Sabyl, ..
(male) Sisal, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sibyl Arlene (S.A.), ..
How popular is Sibyl?
Sibyl is a very popular first name for women (#1840 out of 4276, Top 43%) but a unique last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Sibyl reached its highest rank of #543 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, but is not in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Sibyl are Sybil (#1865 A YEAR AGO), Sevilla and Sybilla. These relations of Sibyl reached the apex of their popularity a century ago (USAGE OF 0.05%) and have become much less widespread since (USAGE 0.01%, ▼85.9%), with forms such as Sibyl falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Sibyl▼ is pronounced similarly to Cybel and Sable. Another suggested similar-sounding name is Silya. These names tend to be less commonly used than Sibyl.
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