Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Phoebus

PHOEBUS

GENDER: Masculine

OTHER SCRIPTS: Φοιβος (Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure". This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo.

Related Names

VARIANT: Phoibos

FEMININE FORMS: Phoebe, Phoibe

OTHER LANGUAGES: Phoibos (Ancient Greek), Faivish, Feibush, Fayvel, Feivel (Yiddish)

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