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Phoebe

proper noun

  1. the goddess Artemis
  2. a satellite of the planet Saturn
  3. the moon personified
  4. a female given name
  5. genus of evergreen trees and shrubs in the family Lauraceae
L1406686 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. any of several insectivorous songbirds of the genus Sayornis of the Americas, noted for the flicking motion of the tail
L325411 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːbi/

name

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

  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.

noun

Etymology: From early 18th c. Imitative, influenced by the name Phoebe.

  1. Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.