Sib as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sib

What is the meaning of the name Sib ?

The baby name Sib is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /sɪb/ (sib).

Sib is Greek in Origin.

Sib is primarily an English short form of Sybil/Sibyl, from Greek Sibylla “prophetess,” transmitted via Latin and Old French. It also overlaps with the native English word sib “kin, related; peace,” from Old English sib(b) < Proto-Germanic *sibjo, cf. Old Norse Sif and Old High German sippa. Thus Sib can carry the dual senses of “seeress” (through Sibyl) and “kinship/peace” (through the English word-name tradition). In medieval England, Sib/Sibbe appears in records as a diminutive of Sibylla and occasionally as a standalone given name; by the 13th-15th centuries it was well established among women. The name resurfaced in the 19th century with revived Sybil, and Sib endures as a rare, vintage-flavored nickname or independent choice, chiefly in Britain. Variants and related forms include Sybil/Sibyl, Sibylla, Sibylle, Sibilla/Sibila, Sible, Sibley, and the pet forms Sibby and Sibbie.