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Sibylle, a French version of the name, is considered a bon chic bon genre name more likely to be given to girls from upper class French families. The letter, which she sent to abolitionist sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké, gives some insight into the life of Adams. Usage of the name recently increased due to a character on the popular TV series Downton Abbey. Katelynn is missing Nate, the man she fell in love with while working for his father's company, while he's dealing with aftermath of his father's heart attacks back home, but when Nate returns to North Platte to be with her again, some strange circumstances begin to make her feel like something about their love isn't right. It was thought suitable as a name for girls by Christians, despite its pagan origins, because the sibyls had delivered messages from a deity and were thought to have been blessed by God with partial understanding of the coming of Jesus Christ. Latinate forms of the name in use by 1381 included Sibilla and Sibilia. When her father buys a decaying villa on the wild, rocky coast of Cumae, city of the ancient Sibyline oracle, fourteen-year-old Cellina finds mysteries at every turn. It has been in common use in Christian countries since the Middle Ages. By Nancy Adams 'The Secrets of the Sibyl' is a short Gothic tale set in the Roman world of 382 A.D. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Sybil or Sibyl is a feminine given name of Greek origin given in reference to the sibyls, oracles of Ancient Greece. Read The Secrets of the Sibyl: a short story by Nancy Adams with a free trial. Adams Grove Series by Nancy Naigle Adams Grove Series 6 primary works 6 total works Book 1 Sweet Tea and Secrets by Nancy Naigle 3. The Sibyl, engraved by Francis Scott King from the painting by Frederick Stuart Church.Ĭybill, Pille, Sibby, Sibil, Sibilia, Sibilla, Sibyl, Sibyll, Sibylle, Sibylla, Sybbie, Sybill, Sybilla, Sybille, Zabel

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