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What does Cybil mean?
Cybil 
as a girls' name is pronounced SIH-bul. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Cybil is "great mother of the gods". Variant of Sibyl, the name given in Greek mythology to a prophetess or fortune-teller. The name was borne by actress Cybill Shepherd, who was named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill. Also form of Sybil.
STARTS WITH Cy-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, great, mythology, prophetess, fortune (blessed)
Variations
VARIANT Cybill
RELATIONS VIA SIBYL Cybele, Cybilla, Sibel, Sybel, Sybil▼, Sybill, Sybilla, Sybille
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Cabil, ..
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cybil Malayah (C.M.), ..
How popular is Cybil?
Cybil is an uncommonly occurring first name for women. Cybil is an equally unusual last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Sybil (#1865 VIA LATEST LIST), Sibyl and Sybilla are the popular related forms of Cybil (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Other forms, like Sybel, are uncommon. These relations of Cybil were popular as birth names during 1920-1929 (MEDIAN #1018) and have become significantly less common since (#1955, ▼86%), with forms such as Sybil becoming somewhat dated. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Cybil is pronounced similarly to Cybel and Cybille. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cecil▼, Ceil, Chyril and Cytia (see Cynthia). These names tend to be more commonly used than Cybil.
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