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Phoenix en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

Meanings

  1. A German breed of long-tailed chicken.
  2. A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.
  3. A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

Relateds

phoenix

Translations (92)

fr phénix (mythical firebird) · cs Fénix (constellation) · yue 鳳凰城 /凤凰城 (capital city of Arizona, United States) · am ፊኒክስ (capital city of Arizona, United States) · fi feeniks (mythical firebird) · bn ফিনিক্স (mythical firebird) · pt Fênix (constellation) · da Føniks (mythical firebird) · sw Zoraki (constellation) · ru Фи́никс (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ar فينيكس (capital city of Arizona, United States) · pt Fénix (mythical firebird) · ja ほうおう座 (constellation) · cmn 鳳凰城 /凤凰城 (capital city of Arizona, United States) · de Phönix (constellation) · ga Féinics (mythical firebird) · cmn 菲尼克斯 (mythical firebird) · ru Фе́никс (constellation) · eo Fenikso (constellation) · cmn 不死鳥 /不死鸟 (mythical firebird) · pt Fénix (constellation) · hu főnix (mythical firebird) · sv Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · nl Phoenix (mythical firebird) · nv Hoozdo (capital city of Arizona, United States) · de Phönix (mythical firebird) · ko 피닉스 (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ja 鳳凰 (mythical firebird) · cs souhvězdí Fénixe (constellation) · de Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · pt Fênix (mythical firebird) · is Fönix (mythical firebird) · dum veniks (mythical firebird) · es Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · bn ফিনিক্স (capital city of Arizona, United States) · la Phoenīx (male characters in Greek mythology) · cmn 菲尼克斯 (capital city of Arizona, United States) · af Feniks (constellation) · no Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · pl Feniks (nickname for Japan) · pl Feniks (constellation) · ja フェニックス (mythical firebird) · lv Fīniksa (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ms Feniks (constellation) · el Φοίνιξ (capital city of Arizona, United States) · da Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · iu ᐲᓂᒃᔅ (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ja 不死鳥 (mythical firebird) · grc Φοῖνιξ (mythical firebird) · ja 鳳凰座 (constellation) · bn ফিনিক্স পাখি (mythical firebird) · fr Phénix (constellation) · tr Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · la Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · is Fönix (constellation) · mr फीनिक्स (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ga an Féinics (constellation) · fo Føniks (mythical firebird) · nl Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ka ფინიქსი (capital city of Arizona, United States) · fi Feeniks (constellation) · fr phœnix (mythical firebird) · ko 불사조 (mythical firebird) · sco Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · no føniks (mythical firebird) · ka ფენიქსი (constellation) · da Føniks (constellation) · sv Fenix (mythical firebird) · lt Finiksas (capital city of Arizona, United States) · kk Феникс (constellation) · ru Фе́никс (mythical firebird) · pl Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · cmn 凤凰 (mythical firebird) · es Fénix (mythical firebird) · sv Fenix (constellation) · es Phoenix (constellation) · es Fénix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ka ფენიქსი (mythical firebird) · fo Føniks (constellation) · sk Fénix (mythical firebird) · pl Feniks (mythical firebird) · pt Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · nl feniks (mythical firebird) · ja フェニックス (capital city of Arizona, United States) · ga Féinics (capital city of Arizona, United States) · grc Φοῖνιξ (male characters in Greek mythology) · mr फीनिक्स (mythical firebird) · cs Fénix (mythical firebird) · fr Phoenix (capital city of Arizona, United States) · yue 斐匿 (capital city of Arizona, United States) · frm Phœnice (male characters in Greek mythology) · fr Phénix (nickname for Japan)

Phoenix en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

Meanings

  1. A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
  2. A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
  3. (Greek) The name of two male characters in Greek mythology: ▸ A companion of Achilles to the Trojan War in the Iliad, son of Amyntor and father of Adonis.
  4. (Greek) The name of two male characters in Greek mythology: ▸ A son of Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Europa and Cadmus, eponym of Phoenicia.
  5. A place name: ▸ A number of places in Turkey: ▸ A port town of ancient Lycia, in modern Antalya Province, Turkey; modern Finike.
  6. A place name: ▸ A number of places in Turkey: ▸ A town of ancient Caria, near modern-day Taşlıca Marmaris district, Muğla Province, Turkey.
  7. A place name: ▸ A number of places in Greece: ▸ A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Sfakia, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Loutro.
  8. A place name: ▸ A number of places in Greece: ▸ A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Agios Vasileios, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Foinikas.
  9. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
    • A man was arrested Saturday in College Park, Georgia, after he was accused of throwing a sex toy on to the court during the Dream’s 29 July game with the Golden State Valkyries, according to a police report. The report said he threw another sex toy during the Dream’s game on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. […] Another man in Phoenix was arrested after police say he threw a sex toy in the crowd at a Mercury game on Tuesday. 2025 August 8, “Another WNBA game disrupted by sex toy thrown on court in Chicago”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025:
  10. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
  11. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.
  12. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
  13. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  14. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
  15. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
  16. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
  17. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
  18. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in the town of Schroeppel, Oswego County, New York.
  19. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Jackson County, Oregon.
  20. A place name: ▸ A number of places in Canada: ▸ A community in Clearwater County, Alberta.
  21. A place name: ▸ A number of places in Canada: ▸ A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.
  22. A place name: ▸ A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  23. (as "the Phoenix") A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
  24. A surname.
  25. A male given name.
  26. A female given name.

Deriveds

Phoenix Park · Phoenixville

Relateds

Phoenician (capital city of Arizona) · Phoenicis

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