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HelpWdyt of Sybil?
What do you think of Sybil?
I like the way Sybil sounds, but I'm not sure whether or not I'd really use it. Should it be a mn or fn? Does it sound too much like "civil" with a lisp? Did you even think of that before I said it?
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I like the way Sybil sounds, but I'm not sure whether or not I'd really use it. Should it be a mn or fn? Does it sound too much like "civil" with a lisp? Did you even think of that before I said it?
"The dog is a gentleman; I hope I go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.
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I prefer it spelled Sibyl, but I really like it. I doubt it's something I would use either, but it has an interesting meaning and a nice sound. I don't think it sounds too much like civil.
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I much prefer the Sibyl spelling (it's mythology, what can I say). I've heard of the MPD Sybil, but my Greek references over-ride modern type ones like that for most things. I like it; I'd use it.
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Sibyl is actually the 'original' spelling, I guess, so maybe that would help with the Sybil/Sally Field-movie association a little. Or maybe more people would just misspell it. :-/ Then you have Cybil, but then there's the Cybil Shepherd association. After seeing her play Martha Stewart a couple of times, she's a little scary, too. LOL.
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Reminds me of the Fortune-teller woman in Harry Potter. I dislike it immensly, it always reminds me of sorcerory, and fortune-telling. It also reminds me of the schiznophrenic lady in the movie Sybil. I think it was spelled differently though.
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if it was civil with a lisp it would saound like thivil lol.
I don't really care for it, I just don't care for the sound of it, but there's no question that it's different from what's popular now and interesting.
I do think of that movie "Sybil" abou t the lady with multiple personalities.
I don't really care for it, I just don't care for the sound of it, but there's no question that it's different from what's popular now and interesting.
I do think of that movie "Sybil" abou t the lady with multiple personalities.
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I love it. The story of the Sybil (real name Shirley Ardell Mason, IIRC) fascinates me; the book by Flora Rheta Schreiber was my favourite in my freshman year of high school. :) Her story seemed so hopeful in the end (horrifying as it was to start out with) that I've come to see Sybil as a sort of triumph-over-adversity name.
I don't see any problems besides the association with one of the most famous dissociative identity disorder cases ever. To my surprise, this is apparently becoming something of an outdated cultural reference. I totally didn't realize as much--I always thought that everyone just knew about that Sybil.
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ETA: No, I didn't hear "civil" in the least. And as a random note, I used to love Sybil Rowena. Maybe you can make use of the combo. :)
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I don't see any problems besides the association with one of the most famous dissociative identity disorder cases ever. To my surprise, this is apparently becoming something of an outdated cultural reference. I totally didn't realize as much--I always thought that everyone just knew about that Sybil.
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ETA: No, I didn't hear "civil" in the least. And as a random note, I used to love Sybil Rowena. Maybe you can make use of the combo. :)
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This message was edited 8/8/2006, 10:33 PM
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For serious? I don't know where I first learned about her; like I said, I always thought that the story of Sybil, "the woman with sixteen different personalities," was one of those cultural things that everyone just picked up. Hehe--I guess I'm wrong.
On the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_%28book%29
On the movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_%28film%29
The woman herself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ardell_Mason
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We shall be free.
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On the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_%28book%29
On the movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_%28film%29
The woman herself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ardell_Mason
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Yeah, the crazy Sybil is the first and only thing I think of. I would never ever be able to use this name for that reason. What a horrifying and tragic story!
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Whoa, I don't think you could really call her crazy. She had a disorder, and learnt to deal with it.
This message was edited 8/9/2006, 6:05 PM
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Hmm, maybe I'm being too PC...
I guess I just have a thing about calling anybody crazy - whether or not someone has some kind of mental deficiency, doesn't necessarily mean they are any less sane than you or I, IMO.
Edited because I was in a hurry when I posted, and didn't phrase myself properly!
I guess I just have a thing about calling anybody crazy - whether or not someone has some kind of mental deficiency, doesn't necessarily mean they are any less sane than you or I, IMO.
Edited because I was in a hurry when I posted, and didn't phrase myself properly!
This message was edited 8/10/2006, 3:56 PM
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