Phoebe

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈfiːbi//

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

proper noun

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.
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.

Etymology

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

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