Sibyl / Sybil

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17caterpillars1mouse · 26/09/2017 19:46

What are your thoughts on Sibyl / Sybil for a girl. Unsure which spelling I prefer but only Sybil features on the ONS

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Mightybanhammer · 26/09/2017 20:42

Make sure she always speaks quietly.
That was the FT joke...

Chaffinch4 · 26/09/2017 20:07

Fawlty. Stupid spell check.

PosiePootlePerkins · 26/09/2017 20:07

My girl cat is called Sybil, and my boy cat is Basil

Chaffinch4 · 26/09/2017 20:06

I like it. Spelt Sybil. DH vetoed because he could only hear Basil Fawley shouting it!

ElizaDontlittle · 26/09/2017 20:04

I think Fawlty Towers and The Worst Witch books have ruined it for me. I've never known one in real life to counterbalance it. Sorry OP.

7ways · 26/09/2017 20:02

I thought it was spelt Cybil?

Charliedeservesamedal · 26/09/2017 20:00

I like it❤️

SumAndSubstance · 26/09/2017 19:54

Sybil is the more normal spelling for the name, I think. The Cumaean Sibyl was Aeneas' guide in the Underworld - 'Sibyl' means priestess.

The name does make me think instantly of Sybil Fawlty, but that's not the end of the world... I do quite like the sound of it. I'd be tempted by the Classical spelling, but she might find herself correcting it.

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