Sibylle (shibiru) in Japanese

The name Sibylle in Japanese Katakana is シビル which in romaji is shibiru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sibylle in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しびる.

How do you write Sibylle in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "sibylle" is 惜美霊 (shibimiryou). It is pronounced "shi-bi-mi-ryou". The kanji characters mean "precious" (惜) and "spirit/soul" (美霊).

The western meaning of the name Sibylle is "prophetess". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 預言者 (Yogen-sha). This is pronounced "yo-gen-sha" and it means "prophet".

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