How would you pronounce Cybele?

[BiscuitLover3678]

Sye as in your eye.

Sye -Bell or sye-Bee-Leh or sye-Bee-Lee

I’d say it with emphasis on the 2nd syllable and a short “I”. - Si-BELLE

A slightly French version of Sibyl.

Seyebel sound v weird. And as if you don’t know how to say Sibyl.

I would go with the hard C.

Sib-ay-lee

I know it as the name of the goddess but have only ever seen it written, not heard it.

SIB-eh-lee

(Agree it should be Kib-eh-leeeeh really but in English we do traditionally soften the C for Ancient Greek and Latin loans.)

Cybeh-lee, because it looks like cyber (but without the r being pronounced, more eh than er).

I did wonder if it was someone looking for a different spelling of Sybil.

Sigh-belle

Either a yoonique spelling of Sybil or Si-bee-lah. Either way, not good.

Makes me think of Fawlty Towers - "Sybil" yelled by John Cleese.

Sigh- beh-lay

Completely wrong, I'm sure.

s-eye-bell

@whatausername

I read it the same as Sibyl

Me too

Sih-belly

Makes me think of Fawlty Towers - "Sybil" yelled by John Cleese.

Same

First guess was Sigh-belly.

The same as Cybil.

Sigh-bee-lee
Sigh-beal

I'm not really sure to be honest! I'd have to ask.

Sybil

With no linguistics background, I would say

Sigh Bell

with equal emphasis on both. But with a question mark in my voice as I looked hopefully round the room to see if anyone responded

Absolutely no idea but if pushed I'd go for sigh-bee-lee and be fairly sure it was wrong! It sounds like a contraceptive pill rather than a name.

I read it as sye (rhymes with eye) belly. Sye-belly.

Sye bel E

However you are supposed to pronounce it (and that is not at all clear), it is absolutely dreadful.

I hope nobody is planning to inflict this on their child!!!

Si as in Simon, and belly as in belly…..

Sib-El