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Sibyl (F)>

Sibyl (female)

Variants:Sibella (F) Sibilla (F) Sibulla (F) Sibylla (F) Sybilla (F) Sybille (F)
Pet Name(s):Sib (F) Sibb (F) Sibbie (F) Sibby (F)
Can be spelt:Cybil (F) Sybil (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English. For details see Sybil.

Note: ONC states that "even in classical times there was confusion between the vowels in this name".

In old documents in Latin, the original form Sibylla or Sybilla was used, with appropriate case endings, for Sibyl/Sybil/Cybil.