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HelpRe: Sibyl / Sybil
in reply to a message by Lavinia
Seeeee, I had to look it up to even know what book (the one by Flora Rheta Schreiber, according to wikipedia?) you're talking about. I think that at least answers that one. I guess that it varies from person to person, but I'd say it's completely useable.
And I kind of vaguely love it. I like both Sybil and Sibyl, they're both good, but I spell it Sybil more often out of instinct, and think -bil is ever so slightly nicer than -byl. Sibyl has more link to cool associations of the name, but looks a tiny little bit less elegant. I dunno. Maybe. Point is, they're both nice spellings, and Sybil is a pretty name.
EDIT: Actually, apparently I write Sibyl instinctively now. Hm. I still prefer Sybil a bit more.
And I kind of vaguely love it. I like both Sybil and Sibyl, they're both good, but I spell it Sybil more often out of instinct, and think -bil is ever so slightly nicer than -byl. Sibyl has more link to cool associations of the name, but looks a tiny little bit less elegant. I dunno. Maybe. Point is, they're both nice spellings, and Sybil is a pretty name.
EDIT: Actually, apparently I write Sibyl instinctively now. Hm. I still prefer Sybil a bit more.
This message was edited 1/21/2012, 10:21 AM
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