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Baby Name Sibyl |
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Meaning of Sibyl - What does the name Sibyl means? |
Pronunciation: |
see-beel | |
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Gender: |
Girl Name |
Origin: |
Greek |
Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Greek sibylla (a prophetess, a fortune-teller). The sibyls, women of ancient Greece and Rome, were mouthpieces of the ancient oracles and seers into the future. In the Middle Ages they were believed to be receptors of divine revelation; thus Sibyl came into use as a given name |
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English, Greek, Mythology and Astrology |
Variants: | Sibella, Sibyll, Sibylla, Sybil, Sybilla |
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