![]() ![]() Sibylle, a French version of the name, is considered a bon chic bon genre name more likely to be given to girls from upper class French families. ![]() When her father buys a decaying villa on the wild, rocky coast of Cumae, city of the ancient Sibyline oracle, fourteen-year-old Cellina finds mysteries at every turn. Usage of the name recently increased due to a character on the popular TV series Downton Abbey. By Nancy Adams 'The Secrets of the Sibyl' is a short Gothic tale set in the Roman world of 382 A.D. It was thought suitable as a name for girls by Christians, despite its pagan origins, because the sibyls had delivered messages from a deity and were thought to have been blessed by God with partial understanding of the coming of Jesus Christ. Latinate forms of the name in use by 1381 included Sibilla and Sibilia. It has been in common use in Christian countries since the Middle Ages. Sybil or Sibyl is a feminine given name of Greek origin given in reference to the sibyls, oracles of Ancient Greece. The Sibyl, engraved by Francis Scott King from the painting by Frederick Stuart Church.Ĭybill, Pille, Sibby, Sibil, Sibilia, Sibilla, Sibyl, Sibyll, Sibylle, Sibylla, Sybbie, Sybill, Sybilla, Sybille, Zabel ![]()
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