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Phoebe en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfiːbi/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • Ms. Gates, who is named after Phoebe from “The Catcher in the Rye,” grew up in Seattle, the youngest of three. 2025 April 24, Vanessa Friedman, “Phoebe Gates, the Daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, Steps Into the Spotlight”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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.

Forms

Deriveds

Phoebean

Relateds

Phoebus

Translations (27)

ja ポイベー (Titan) · de Phoebe (given name) · de Phoebe (Titan) · el Φοίβη (Titan) · it Febe (given name) · fr Phœbé (given name) · mr फीबी (Titan) · grc Φοίβη (Titan) · la Phoebē (Titan) · pt Febe (Titan) · fr Phœbé (Titan) · mr फीबी (moon of Saturn) · ko 포이베 (Titan) · ja フィービー (given name) · de Phoibe (Titan) · fr Phébé (Titan) · de Phöbe (given name) · ga Phoebe (moon of Saturn) · de Phoebe (moon of Saturn) · kl Biibi (given name) · mr फीबी (given name) · ja ポイベ (Titan) · ar فيبي (given name) · es Febe (moon of Saturn) · el Φοίβη (given name) · pt Febe (moon of Saturn) · da Føbe (given name)