Phoebe

Meaning

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

Synonyms

cinque

fin

five

pentad

quint

quintet

quintuplet

fivesome

Little Phoebe

V

V

5

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfiːbi/

Etymology

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