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Sybil (F)>

Sybil (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)
Derivative of:Cybile (F)
Can be spelt:Cybil (F) Cybill (F) Sibyl (F) Sybyl (F)
   
Source(s): English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English from Greek/Latin "the prophetess for Apollo".

Note: ONC states that "even in classical times there was confusion between the vowels in this name [and its variants]".

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