Cibela as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cibela

What is the meaning of the name Cibela ?

The baby name Cibela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced si-BEH-lah (IPA: /siˈbɛlə/).

Cibela is in Origin.

Cibela is a modern Romance-language variant of Cybele, ultimately from Greek Kybelē, the name of the Anatolian Great Mother goddess. The exact etymology is uncertain - often linked to mountain and wild-nature cults - but in use the name conveys the sense of “Great Mother” or “Mother of the Gods.” Through Greco-Roman transmission, Kybele/Cybele became widely known across the Mediterranean and Europe.

As a given name, Cibela appears chiefly in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking contexts as a creative spelling shaped by familiar feminine endings. It remained rare in historical records and gained occasional modern use alongside its cognates. Variants include Cibele (Portuguese, Italian), Cybele (English), Cybèle (French), Kybele/Kybelē (scholarly transliteration), and Spanish Cibeles (more often the mythic figure or a place-name than a personal name). Short forms such as Bela are possible. The name’s classical aura and strong maternal associations make Cibela an uncommon yet resonant choice.

⚙ Cibela is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Cibela appears only 12 times in total — found in 6 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.