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Phoebe.

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈfiːbi/

  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.

    Greek

  3. An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).

    Greek

  4. An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).

    Greek

  5. The 14th moon of Saturn.

Where this word comes from

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

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