Sibel (first name)
Sibel is a female given name .
meaning
Sibel is a female given name, the origin of which is not certain. Possibly it is a variant of the name of the goddess Cybele (Cybele). It is used in different spellings in many regions of the world.
Nevertheless, the name established itself mainly in Turkey and is also very popular in France, not least because of the identical pronunciation of “si belle” (“so beautiful” (fem.)).
Sibel is also the name of an online advice platform for migrant women in Germany on the subjects of forced marriage and domestic violence, see Papatya .
Name bearers
- Sibel Arslan (* 1980), Swiss lawyer and politician of Turkish origin
- Sibel Balta , psychologist and journalist
- Sibel Can (* 1970), Turkish pop singer
- Aygen-Sibel Çelik (* 1969), German author for children and young people
- Sibel Edmonds (* 1970), former translator of Persian origin for the FBI and later whistleblower
- Sibel Kekilli (* 1980), German actress
- Sibel Özkan (* 1988), Turkish weightlifter
- Sibel Siber (* 1960), Turkish Cypriot politician
- Sibel Şimşek (* 1984), Turkish weightlifter
- Sibel Susann Teoman (* 1975), German writer
- Sibel Tüzün (* 1971), Turkish pop singer