What does Cymbeline mean?

Cymbeline as a girls' name is pronounced SIM-be-leen. It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Cymbeline is "sun lord". Also possibly from Greek "kyme" meaning "hollow vessel", referring to the percussion instrument, the cymbal. The title of Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" (1609), whose protagonist is a 12th-century king of Britain.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Cy-, -line

ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic, sun (star), greek, king (queen), britain (england)

Variations

VARIANT Cymbaline

How popular is Cymbeline?

Cymbeline is an uncommon given name for women. Cymbeline is also a unique last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Abbeline, Adeline▲, Amaline, Ameline, Asceline, Aveline, Cabalina, Caelin, Camelia, Camillie, Cammelia (see Camellia), Carline, Caroline▲, Cataline, Cateline, Catelinn (see Caitlin), Caterine, Cathelin, Cathelina, Cathline, Catline, Cauline, Cayelin, Celene, Celie, Celina, Celinde, Celine▲, Cescelie, Chabeli, Chabelita, Charelin (see Cherilyn), Charline▼, Chelie, Cheryline, Cicelie (see Cecilia), Clymene, Coline, Colline, Coraline▲, Coralline (see Coral), Cordelie, Cybel, Cybele, Cybille, Cyrene, Embline, Emeline, Emelyne, Emiline, Emmaline▲, Emmeline▲, Emmelyne, Etheline, Eveline, Jaqueline▼, Joceline, Joeline, Josceline, Katheline, Kymberlie, Madeline, Magdeline, Marceline▲, Micheline, Myrline, Noeline, Odeline, Orseline, Roeline, Romeine, Roseline, Wendeline, Zeline and Zoeline. These names tend to be more commonly used than Cymbeline.