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by Dragon_Clarinet

4/13/2009, 12:17 PM

Sibylla / Sybilla? I always said SIH-bill-ah, but the site says sih-BILL-ah. I don't like that pronunciation though. I also know that the German pronunciation is zi-BUY-la, which I also like. SO, which is the correct/best pronunciation to you?

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- iolite

4/13/2009, 2:21 PM

sih-BIL-uh -

- Bear

4/13/2009, 12:44 PM

I say it the same way the site does, "sih-BILL-uh."

Have you ever seen the Australian movie, "My Brillian Career?" The main character is named Sibylla. They pronounce it the same way as the site, "sih-BILL-uh."

Watch the movie. "sih-BILL-uh" may grow on you. And if not, you'll still get to see one of my favorite movies of all time. (Judy Davis is so under-employed as an actress.)

- Llewella (penguiny7)

4/13/2009, 12:42 PM

si-BIL-ə.

- mafiosa

4/13/2009, 12:32 PM

The German pronunciation for Sibylla is totally wrong on this site. Y can sometimes be pronounced like UY, but in most names, it becomes an I or an EE sound. Sibylla and Sybilla would both be pronounce zi-BI-lah.

- Lily8

4/13/2009, 12:19 PM

sih-BILL-ah in English.

and the German pr. is zee-BILL-ah! I'm German :) Sybille is zee-BILL-eh and used to be very common.

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