How would you pronounce this?

[~Aveta~]

Main Entry: Cyb?e?le
Pronunciation: \ˈsi-bə-(ˌ)lē\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kybelē
Date: 1576
: a nature goddess of the ancient peoples of Asia Minor



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The girl's name Cybele \cy-be-le\ is pronounced si-BELL. It is of Greek origin. Mythology: an ancient nature goddess worshipped as the Great Mother in Asia Minor. The mother of all gods, men, and wild nature, lions were her faithful companions. She was identified with Rhea by the Greeks, and with Maia and Ceres by the Romans.

For more information, see also related names Sibyl and Sybil.

Baby names that sound like Cybele are Cybil, Cybill, Sybelle and Sybel. Other similar baby names are Cele, Abelle, Mabel, Cile, Cicely, Celie, Cela, Cecyle, Cecile, Cecely, Ceceley, Cyrille, Sabelle, Isabele, Jobelle, Mayble, Maybelle, Maybell, Maybel, Mable, Mabelle, Robelle, Sable, Sydelle, Sydell, Sydel, Semele, Sybille, Sybill, Sybella, Sibelle, Sibell, Sibel, Cybilla, Ysbel, Yabelle, Yabell and Zele.

i'd be careful of names with "belly" in them too - my eldest is Rielle (pronounced rie-elle) and she got teased with "relly-belly" for years. but Cy-belle (si-belle) sounds pretty and delicate to me.

[Bathsheba]

I was a bit confused... at first I thought "the same as Cybill" but then pronounciation rules seemed to suggest that I should be saying "sigh be lee" . If you want it to end with a "belle" sound then I think 2 Ls are needed. Bele doesn't sound like "belle" in English. You could try Cybel? An "e" on the end of a word extends the sound of the precedeing vowel.

[luna moth]

I would pronounce it Si-belle. Probably.
I definitely would if it were Cybelle. It's so pretty. My sister went to school with a Sybelle (I forget exactly how it was spelled, but was with an S, I think) So pretty.

[Joeve]

Very pretty name! i did think "Cybill" when I first read your post.

[sconeonamission]

I pronouced it see-bell. I like it! It's different!