Phoenix.
A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
Meaning & usage
A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
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.
The name of two male characters in Greek mythology: A son of Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Europa and Cadmus, eponym of Phoenicia.
A place name: A number of places in Turkey: A port town of ancient Lycia, in modern Antalya Province, Turkey; modern Finike.
A place name: A number of places in Turkey: A town of ancient Caria, near modern-day Taşlıca Marmaris district, Muğla Province, Turkey.
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.
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.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Schroeppel, Oswego County, New York.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A city in Jackson County, Oregon.
A place name: A number of places in Canada: A community in Clearwater County, Alberta.
A place name: A number of places in Canada: A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.
A place name: A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
A surname.
A male given name.
A female given name.
Where this word comes from
From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).
A German breed of long-tailed chicken.
A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.
A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.
Where this word comes from
From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).
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