Sibyl

SIB-ul

Greek

"seer, oracle"

Sibyl Origin and Meaning

The name Sibyl is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "seer, oracle".

The original but less common spelling of the ancient mythological name, now used mostly for fictional witches. But the rise of the lovely Lady Sybil Crawley on television's Downton Abbey and the fall of the multiple personality Sybil, a self-confessed fake, may give Sibyl and Sybil more credibility as a name.

And the statistics certainly reflect that - for Sybil at least. It's a Nameberry gem, ranking in the Top 200, while in the real world, it has seen increased use in the UK and the US - where 153 girls were called Sybil in 2023. Sibyl is by far less favored, and for the sake of ease, the more popular spelling of this currently unique choice might be preferable.

Sibyl Rank in US Top 1000

# 907 in the US

Sibyl Popularity

• 1905 Nameberry 2022

20 Names Similar to Sibyl

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sibyl.

• Sybil
• Corisande
• Evanthe
• Ayelet
• Clarity
• Coral
• Oona
• Delphi
• Aminta
• Corsica
• Alcott
• Parthenia
• Eavan
• Cerelia
• Clemence
• Calantha
• Ethel
• Cybele
• Clothilde
• Eugenia

Famous People Named Sibyl

• Sibyl Ludington American revolutionary
• Sibyl Sanderson American operatic soprano
• Sibyl Buck American musician and model
• Sibyl Mary Hathaway Dame of Sark
• Sibyl Lady Colefax, English interior decorator and socialite
• Sibyl Moholy Nagy, German art historian and author; wife of artist László Moholy,Nagy
• Sibyl Enid Vera Munro Morrison first woman barrister in New South Wales, Australia

Sibyl in Pop Culture

• Sibyl Vane Dorian's love interest in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
• The Sibyls oracular women believed to possess prophetic powers in ancient Greece and Rome. From Greek Sibylla, of uncertain origin (said to be from Doric Siobolla, from Attic Theoboule "divine wish")
• The Temple of the Sibyl Poland's first museum (est. 1801); contained objects "pertaining to the glories and miseries of human life"
• Sebile alternatively written as Sedile, Sebille, Sibilla, Sibyl and other similar names, is a mythical medieval queen or princess who is frequently portrayed as a fairy or enchantress in the Arthurian legends and in Italian folklore