Phoebe

Meaning

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. (Greek) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
  3. (Greek) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
  4. (Greek) An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).
  5. The 14th moon of Saturn.

Translations

Phœbé

Φοίβη

Febe

Phoebe

Phoebe

Artemis

Phöbe

Sayornis

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Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfiːbi/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Phoebē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”).

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