Sibylle (first name)

Sibylle is a female given name that goes back to the sibyl of Greek mythology . Depending on the region, the names Sibille , Sibilla and Sybel or similar spellings are derived from Sibylle (see variants below).

Origin and meaning

Sibylle is a word in ancient Greek for a divinely inspired seer and was first found in written form around 370 BC. In Phaedrus of Plato . As a name for wise, prophetically gifted women, Sibylla is then used as a name in other European linguistic usage via the Latin language, especially from the early Middle Ages, in various variants. Subsequently, Sibylle or Sibille could also be found in the first German dictionaries.

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variants

Sibylla (German, French)
Sybilla (German, French)
Sybille (German)
Sybill (German)
Sibille (German)
Sibilla (Italian)
Sibyl (English)
Cybill (English)
Sybil (English)
Sibä (Swiss German)
Sible (Swiss German)
Bülle (Swiss German)
Sebile (Turkish)
Sibel (Turkish)
Billie (American-English)
Sibby (American-English)
Szibill (Hungarian)

Well-known namesake

Sibby

Sibby Flowers (* 1963), American weightlifter

Sibilla, Sibille

Sibilla Aleramo , pseudonym of Rina Faccio (1876–1960), Italian writer, poet and feminist
Sibilla Egen (1470–1538), German donor
Sibille Hartmann (1890–1973), German politician
Sibilla Pavenstedt (* 1965), German fashion designer, designer and lecturer

Sibyl, Sibyl

Sibyl Hathaway (1884–1974), feudal mistress of the Channel Island Sark
Sibyll-Anka Klotz (* 1961), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
Sibyl Moholy-Nagy (1903–1971), German-American dramaturge, actress, architecture and art historian
Sibyl Quinke (* 1952), German author

Sibylla

Sibylla von Anhalt (1564–1614), abbess of the free secular monastery of Gernrode and Frose, later Duchess of Württemberg
Sibylla Blei (1897–1962), Austrian actress, model, translator and ceramicist
Sibylla Fugger (around 1480–1546), wife of Jakob Fugger the Rich
Sibylla von Helfenstein (died 1487), Abbess of the Fraumünster Zurich
Sibylla von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha (1908–1972), Swedish princess, mother of King Carl XVI. Gustavs
Sibylla Schuster (1639–1685), German writer and poet of the Baroque period
Sibylla Schwarz , also: Sibylle Schwartz (1621–1638), German poet
Johanna Sibylla von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1564–1636), Countess von Wied-Runkel and Isenburg, wife of Count Wilhelm IV. Von Wied-Runkel and Isenburg
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), German naturalist, artist and publisher
Franziska Sibylla Augusta of Sachsen-Lauenburg (1675–1733), Margravine of Baden
Katharina Sibylla Schücking (1791–1831; born Katharina Busch), German poet
Magdalena Sibylla of Hessen-Darmstadt (1652–1712), Duchess of Württemberg
Magdalena Sibylla von Neitschütz (1675–1694), Countess of Rochlitz
Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648–1681) , Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Magdalena Sibylla von Sachsen-Weißenfels (1673–1726) , Duchess of Sachsen-Eisenach
Magdalena Sibylla of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1631–1719), Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Sibylle

Sibylle von Acerra (1153–1205), Queen of Sicily, wife of Tankred of Lecce
Sibylle Christine von Anhalt-Dessau (1603–1686), Countess von Hanau-Münzenberg, wife of Philipp Moritz 'von Hanau-Münzenberg
Sibylle von Anjou (1112–1165), Countess of Flanders, wife of Dietrich of Flanders
Sibylle Ascheberg von Bamberg (1888–1966), German painter
Sibylle von Baden (1485–1518), Countess von Hanau-Lichtenberg, wife of Philip III. from Hanau-Lichtenberg
Sibylle Bamberger (* 1968), German journalist and author
Sibylle Bassler (1957), German TV journalist and author
Sibylle of Bavaria (1489–1519), Electress of the Palatinate, wife of Ludwig V of the Palatinate
Sibylle Berg (* 1962), German-Swiss writer and journalist
Sibylle Bergemann (1941–2010), German photographer
Sibylle Luise Binder (* 1960), German writer
Sibylle Bolik (* 1962), German media scientist
Sibylle Bolla-Kotek (1913–1969), Austrian legal historian
Sibylle von Brandenburg (1467–1524), Duchess of Jülich and Duchess of Berg, wife of Wilhelm von Jülich and Berg
Sibylle Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1629–1671), Duchess daughter of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Sibylle Margarethe von Brieg (1620–1657), Imperial Countess von Dönhoff, wife of Gerhard von Dönhoff
Sibylle Briner (* 1973), Swiss pianist
Sibylle Broll-Pape , German director and theater director
Sibylle Brunner (* 1939), Swiss actress
Sibylle of Burgundy (1125–1151), Queen of Sicily, second wife of Rogers II of Sicily
Sibylle Canonica (* 1957), Swiss actress
Sibylle Courvoisier (1943–2003), Swiss actress
Sibylle Durian (* 1946), German child, youth and screenwriter
Sibylle Engel (1920–2011), German politician (FDP)
Sibylle Fendt (* 1974), German photographer
Sibylle Freybe (1913–1970), German screenwriter and writer, see Johanna Sibelius
Sibylle Günter (* 1964), German scientist
Sibylle Hilton, pseudonym of the Swiss writer Ursula von Wiese (1905–2002)
Sibylle Ihm (* 1965), German classical philologist
Sibylle of Jerusalem (around 1160 - 1190), Queen of Jerusalem, wife of Guido von Lusignan, see Sibylle (Jerusalem)
Sibylle von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1512–1554) , Electress of Saxony, wife of Johann Friedrich I of Saxony
Sibylle von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1557–1627) , Margravine von Burgau, wife of Karl von Burgau
Sibylle Kefer (* 1976), Austrian musician and music therapist
Sibylle Keller, pseudonym of the German author Eva Völler (* 1956)
Sibylle Kessal-Wulf (* 1958), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Constitutional Court
Sibylle Klefinghaus (* 1949), German writer
Sibylle Knauss (* 1944), German writer
Sibylle Krause-Burger (* 1935), German writer and journalist
Sibylle Laurischk (1954-2020), German politician (FDP)
Sibylle Lewitscharoff (* 1954), German writer
Sibylle Luise Binder (* 1960), German writer
Sibylle of Lusignan (1198–1230), Princess of Cyprus, Queen of Armenia
Sibylle Mania (* 1967), German photographer and illustrator
Sibylle Matter (* 1973), Swiss triathlete
Sibylle Meister (* 1963), German politician (FDP)
Sibylle Mertens-Schaaffhausen (1797–1857), German archaeologist and center of a Rhenish salon
Sibylle Mulot (* 1950), German writer
Sibylle Nägele (1943–2015), German actress and radio journalist
Sibylle Neff (1929–2010), Swiss painter
Sibylle Nicolai (* 1950), German actress, voice actress and presenter
Sibylle Obenaus , German historian and author
Sibylle von Olfers (1881–1916), German art teacher and religious sister (Something from the Root Children)
Sibylle Pfeiffer (* 1951), German politician (CDU)
Sibylle Plogstedt (* 1945), German publicist and journalist
Sibylle Pomorin (* 1956), German composer
Sibylle Prins (1959–2019), German author and special educator
Sibylle Rahm , German educational scientist
Sibylle Rauch (* 1960), German actress
Sibylle of Saxony (1515–1592), Duchess of Saxony-Lauenburg, wife of Francis I of Saxony-Lauenburg
Sibylle Hedwig von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1625–1703), Duchess of Sachsen-Lauenburg, wife of Franz Erdmann of Sachsen-Lauenburg
Sibylle Sager (* 1967), Swiss TV chef
Sibylle Schefczik , Austrian concert pianist
Sibylle Severus (* 1937), Swiss violin maker and writer
Sibylle Tafel (* 1966), German film director
Sibylle Tönnies (1944–2017), German lawyer, sociologist and essayist
Sibylle Weidemüller , German pop singer
Sibylle Weischenberg (* 1954), German journalist and author
Sibylle Winther (* 1945), German politician (CDU)
Sibylle Wirsing (* 1936), German journalist and theater critic
Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg (1584–1606), Electress of Saxony, first wife of Johann Georg I of Saxony
Anna Sibylle von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1542–1580), wife of Ludwig von Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl
Dorothea Sibylle von Brandenburg (1590–1625), Duchess of Brieg, wife of Johann Christian von Brieg
Magdalena Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612–1687), Electress of Saxony, wife of Johann Georg II of Saxony
Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659), Electress of Saxony, second wife of Johann Georg I of Saxony
Magdalena Sibylle of Saxony (1617–1668), Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg, wife of Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxony-Altenburg

Sybil, Sybill

Sybil Bauer (1903–1927), American swimmer
Sybil Buck (* 1972), American musician and model
Sybill Buitrón Lübcke (* 1969), German politician (CDU)
Sybil Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley (1894–1989), member of the Sassoon Jewish merchant family
Sybil Danning (* 1947), Austrian actress
Sybil Lynch (born 1965), American R&B singer
Sybil Ludington (1761–1839), American War of Independence personality
Sybill Morel (* 1899), German silent film actress
Sybil Newall (1854–1929), British archer
Sybil Countess Schönfeldt (* 1927), German writer
Sybill Storz (* 1937), German entrepreneur
Sybil Temtchine (* 1970), American actress
Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976), British actress
Sybil Werden (1924–2007), German actress and dancer

Sybille

Sybille Bammer (* 1980), Austrian tennis player
Sybille Bedford (1911–2006), German-British journalist and writer
Sybille Binder (1895–1962), Austrian actress
Sybille Böschen (* 1954), German politician (SPD)
Sybille Brunner , Austrian journalist and television presenter
Sybille Ebert-Schifferer (* 1955), German art historian
Sybille Gruner (* 1969), German handball player
Sybille Haußmann (* 1960), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
Sybille Haynes (* 1926), German-British Etruscologist
Sybille Hein (* 1970), German children's book author, illustrator and designer
Sybille Heyen (* 1966), German actress
Sybille Jatzko (* 1950), German talk therapist
Sybille Krafft , German filmmaker and writer
Sybille Krämer (* 1951), German university professor
Andrea Sybille Lietz-Weiermann (* 1958), German field hockey player
Sybille Pagel (1938–2010), German pop singer, jazz singer and actress, see Dany Mann
Sybille Reider (* 1949), German lawyer and politician (independent)
Sybille Reinhardt (* 1957), German rower
Sybille J. Schedwill (* 1963), German actress
Sybille Schloß (1910–2007), German actress
Sybille Schmidt (* 1967), German rower
Sybille Schmitz (1909–1955), German actress
Sybille Schnehage (* 1950), German development worker
Sybille Schönberger (* 1977), German cook
Sybille Seitz (* 1966), German television journalist and presenter
Sybille de Sélys Longchamps (* 1941), Belgian noblewoman
Sybille Specht (* 1970), German singer
Sybille Steinbacher (* 1966), German contemporary historian and university professor
Sybille Straubinger (* 1970), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Sybille Volkholz (* 1944), German education expert and politician (AL)
Sybille Waury (* 1970), German actress

Fictional people

Bille Abromeit, main character in the 21-volume horse book series Bille and Zottel
Sibylle von der Teck, legendary figure, see also Sibyllenspur , Sibyllenloch
Sibyll Patricia Trelawney, one of the characters in the Harry Potter novels
Sybil Stone, character in the American comedy The Stone Family - Getting engaged!

Animals

Sybil (cat)

Remarks

↑ See the definition of 'Sibilla' in Maurus Servius Honoratus. In Vergilii carmina comentarii. Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii; recensuerunt Georgius Thilo and Hermannus Hagen . B. G. Teubner. Leipzig 1881. ISBN 3-487-07788-4
↑ E.g. German dictionary by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm. 16 vols. (In 32 partial volumes). Leipzig: S. Hirzel 1854-1960.

[1] See the definition of 'Sibilla' in Maurus Servius Honoratus. In Vergilii carmina comentarii. Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii; recensuerunt Georgius Thilo and Hermannus Hagen . B. G. Teubner. Leipzig 1881. ISBN 3-487-07788-4

[2] E.g. German dictionary by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm. 16 vols. (In 32 partial volumes). Leipzig: S. Hirzel 1854-1960.