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Sibyl f. Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα 'sibyl'.

The name of a 12th C queen of Jerusalem, a 12th C queen consort of Scotland, a 13th C queen consort of Armenia, and a 13th C queen of Sicily.

England
Latin
● 1189 Sibile (gen) GASurv p. 197, Sibilia (nom) ibid. p. 195; 1256 Sibilla (nom) EARNb p. 6, Sibillam (acc) ibid. p. 4, Sibillæ (gen) ibid. p. 6; 1279–80 Sibilla (nom) WaHR-SK p. 45, Sibille (gen) ibid. p. 50; 1296 Sibille (gen) RCS-1 p. 95a; 1381 Sibilia (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 68, Sibilla (nom) ibid. p. 118; 1436 Sibillæ (dat) WillsInv LX
Early Modern English
● 1530 Sibbell LIWill-III p. 20; 1539 Sibbly DEmar-vol1 p. 77; 1543 Sibble StAnthonlin p. 4; 1545 Sibbill BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1546 Sibble StAnthonlin p. 5; 1550 Sibble ibid. p. 8; 1551 Syblyth BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1552 Syblyth ibid. p. 7; 1553 Sibylye ibid. p. 8; 1554 Sibble StAnthonlin p. 10, Siblyth BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1558 Sibill bruton-vol1 p. 109; 1560 Sibell SOmar-vol9 p. 2; 1561 Sibble StAnthonlin p. 14, Syble BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1562 Sibell bruton-vol1 p. 32; 1565 Sibill ibid. p. 111, Sible StAnthonlin p. 17; 1566 Sybell BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1568 Sible StAnthonlin p. 19; 1576 Sybbell BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1582 Sibble BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1583 Sibell bruton-vol1 p. 45; 1585 Sibly DEmar-vol2 p. 11, Sybil ibid. p. 11; 1587 Sibbly DEmar-vol1 p. 85; 1588/9 Sibbell BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1588 Sibell StAnthonlin p. 33, Sibill bruton-vol1 p. 48, Sybilla DEmar-vol2 p. 15; 1589 Sibell BUmar-vol2 p. 117, Sibill bruton-vol1 p. 48, Sybel DEmar-vol2 p. 18; 1591 Sibbly DEmar-vol1 p. 86; 1592 Sibbell BEmar-vol1 p. 15, Sibill StAnthonlin p. 35, bruton-vol1 p. 51; 1594 Sibill ibid. p. 10, Sible StAnthonlin p. 37; 1596 Sibill bruton-vol1 p. 55, Sybell COmar-vol2 p. 72; 1597 Sibley DEmar-vol2 p. 37
◑ 1559 Sybeye BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1573 Sybbie BEmar-vol2 p. 129
France
Latin
● 1119 Sibilla (nom) CartNDSaintes VI, Sibille (dat) ibid. VI; 1131 Sibille (dat) ibid. XXII; 1138x1162 Sibilla (abl) clairvaux-12thc 67; 1147 Sibilla (abl) ibid. 19; 1147x1162 Sibilla (nom) ibid. 49, Sibille (gen) ibid. 49; 1163–64 Sibilla (nom) ibid. 106; 1164 Sibilla (nom) ibid. 120; 1168 Sibilla (nom) ibid. 134; 1258 Sibillam (acc) ArrestReg-volI XV, Pentecost; 1310/11 Sibilla (nom) GasReg-A p. 100; 1579 Sibilla (nom) FlorLyon p. 40, Sibillam (acc) ibid. p. 40
Middle French
● 1579 Sibille FlorLyon p. 40
Germany
Early New High German
● 1497 Sibilla Nurn1497 392
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Sibella (nom) BBC-Berg 386, Sibilia (nom) ibid. 27; 1522x1532 Sibilia (nom) DSF p. 56, 8
Scotland
Latin
● c1120 Sibilla (nom) ESC XXXVI
Switzerland
Latin
● 1220 Sibilla (nom) CartHaut 36; 14thCx1478 Sybilla (nom) Ob-SPVn (118), Sybille (gen) ibid. (119)
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sibyl". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Sibyl.