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 [ 2 syll. (p)hoe-be, ph-o-ebe ] The girl name Phoebe is pronounced as FIYBiy KEY. Phoebe is largely used in the English and German languages. Its origin is Old Greek. Biblical name from the word 'phoibos' meaning bright, pure. The name is derived from Phoebus (Latin) and ultimately Phoibe (Old Greek). It was borne in Greek mythology by the sister of Phoebus; her parents were Uranus and Gaia. It was also the epithet of the moon goddess Diana and Artemis. The name was also borne in the Bible by one of the carrier's of Paul's Epistles. It was taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century, and later saw a revival at the end of the 19th century. Febe (Polish and Spanish), Pheba (English), Pheobe (English), and Phöbe (German) are variants of Phoebe. In addition, Phoebe is an English pet form of the name Euphemia (English and German). Other forms of Phoebe include the variant spellings Phebe (English) and Pheby (English). Phoebe is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1980s. At the modest height of its usage in 2007, 0.046% of baby girls were given the name Phoebe. It had a ranking of #338 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.046% and its ranking #348, and it was the most regularly used within all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Phoebe include Phebe (English), Pheby (English), Pheba (English), Pheobe (English), Fafa (Ewe), Fidda (Arabic), Fifi (French and Spanish), Phöbe (German), Fabia (German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Fae (English), Fay (English), Faye (English), Fábia (Portuguese), Fe (Spanish), Febe (Polish and Spanish), Fee (German), and Fei (Dutch). A famous person named Phoebe is Actress, Phoebe Cates, born Phoebe Katz 16 July 1963, New York, New York. KEY: Pronunciation for Phoebe: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
