Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 Cibele
/see · BEH · leh/
Meaning
“Great mother, nature goddess”
Brazilian Portuguese form of Cybele, the ancient Phrygian mother goddess; one of the most important deities of the ancient world, whose cult spread throughout Greece and Rome.
Nicknames
cibi
Vibe
strongwarm
How it ages.
Mythologically rich; rare enough to be distinctive, the deity origin gives it genuine depth.
The cultural moment.
Occasional in Brazil throughout the 20th century; never common, which preserves its uniqueness.