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Wdyt 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 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.
~Heather~

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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.~* In Memory of*~: Elizabeth & Abigail Ramierez."We all go a little mad sometimes" - Norman Bates in Psycho
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Sybil is the spelling from the movie. Sibyl is Professor Trelawney's first name in Harry Potter.
--------------------"The dog is a gentleman; I hope I go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.
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Oh yeah! I'm so out of it! lol. I dislike the name, BUT I think it does sound cute in a way. Go for it if you like it.~* In Memory of*~: Elizabeth & Abigail Ramierez."We all go a little mad sometimes" - Norman Bates in Psycho
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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.
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Instead of a lisp, it's more like "civil" with a stuffed-up nose. :b
~Heather~

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix
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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.ArrayETA: 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've never heard of her before. Hum, I'll have to look it up.Sybil Rowena is very nice. Thanks!
--------------------"The dog is a gentleman; I hope I go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.
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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_MasonArray

We shall be free.A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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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.Check Out Blinkyou.com for thousands of custom glitters and layouts

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But it was a 'mental' disorder :-/
~Heather~

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix
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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.Check Out Blinkyou.com for thousands of custom glitters and layoutsEdited 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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I like it! just dont pair it with Cassandra, cuz the fotune teller thing might be a little too much.~Randi Elizabeth~
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