Phoebe

Etymology

Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē)

Proper noun

Phoebe f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – tropical and subtropical evergreen trees, native to Asia and the Americas.

References

• Phoebe (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phoebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phoebe (Lauraceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phoebe at The Plant List

Alternative forms

• Phœbe
• (given name) Phebe, Phœbë

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfibi/
• Rhymes: -iːbi

Proper noun

Phoebe

1. A female given name.
2. (Greek mythology) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
3. (Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
4. (Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).
5. (astronomy) The 14th moon of Saturn.

Anagrams

• behope, ephebo

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”). As a given name, partially from Phoebe Cates.

Proper noun

Phoebe

1. a female given name
2. a moon of Saturn
3. (Greek mythology) Phoebe

Noun

Phoebe

1. vocative singular of Phoebus

References

• Phoebe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Phoebe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Phoebe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette