Cybele

Meaning & origin

Cybele is a girl's name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Pagan families. The name means "Great Mother of the gods, the ancient Anatolian goddess whose worship swept through Greece and Rome — Cybele of Phrygia was worshipped on mountain peaks, accompanied by lions, the deity whose domain encompassed all wild nature and all walled cities. A name of tremendous antiquity for a daughter placed under the protection of the oldest of all Mediterranean mother goddesses" and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.

Beyond its Pagan heritage, Cybele is also used in Other traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among European, Turkish, Greek families, Cybele carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Cybele

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Cybele resonates in either tradition.

How Cybele sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Cybele breaks down into 6 phonemes: /S-IH-B-IH-L-IY/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Cybele — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Cybele

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Cybele maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.