Phebe
See also: phebe
English
Proper noun
Phebe
- A female given name.. Alternative spelling of Phoebe
- 1611, Bible (King James Version):: Romans 16:1:
- I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea.
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Middle English
Etymology
From Latin Phoebē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē).
Proper noun
Phebe
- (mythology) The Greek Titan and goddess of the Moon; Phoebe.
- (astronomy, sometimes capitalised) The celestial body closest to the Earth, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system as well as the boundary between the Earth and the heavens; the Moon.
Synonyms
References
- “phebe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 June 2018.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Phebe f
- Obsolete spelling of Febe (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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