Here's an old message discussing the names Sabriel & Lirael:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=37027&board=gen
I've also wondered about the meaning of Sabriel and how Garth Nix came up with it. It's a great book, but I have yet to have the chance to read the sequels.
CIARDA
“In the real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald –This message was edited 7/20/2005, 9:27 PM