Kybele as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kybele

What is the meaning of the name Kybele ?

The baby name Kybele is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɪbəli/ (SIB-ə-lee) or /kaɪˈbɛli/ (KYE-BEH-lee).

Kybele is in Origin.

Kybele (Greek Κυβέλη, Kybelē) is the Hellenized name of the Phrygian/Anatolian great mother goddess, later known in Latin as Cybele. The etymology is debated; many scholars connect it to the older Near Eastern theonym Kubaba, while Greeks interpreted her epithet as “Mountain Mother” (Meter Oreia). As a modern given name, Kybele evokes fertility, wild nature, protection, and the ecstatic music associated with her rites.

Her cult spread from Phrygia to classical Greece and to Rome, where she was venerated as Magna Mater. As a personal name, Kybele is a rare modern revival, seen in Greece and internationally among classicists and myth enthusiasts. Variants include Cybele (English/Latin), Cibele (Portuguese/Italian), Cibeles (Spanish), Kibele (Turkish), and Kyveli/Kiveli in Modern Greek transliteration. The meaning is best rendered as “Great/Mountain Mother,” though the precise linguistic root remains uncertain.

⚙ Kybele is a genuine rarity. We hold just 5 recorded uses of it, from 1 country.