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Phoebe
I've always loved Phoebe (since being a charmed addict as a teen), but it's becoming so popular, at least here in the UK, although saying that I only know 1 Phoebe, but there are always children named Phoebe in my local newspaper. How many Phoebe's do you know? Anyway popularity aside, and the fact that I havent yet convinced by boyfriend of the name, What are your opinions of the name Phoebe?
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I've never met a Phoebe, but whenever I hear the name, I think of Phoebe Buffay from "Friends." Not that that's necessarily a bad association,
it's just what I think of.
I think Phoebe Eloise would make a good combo.
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Wow, it's at #28 here and I haven't come across any little Phoebes at all. I like it - probably wouldn't use it, but it's a nice name.
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I live in the US, and it's not as common where I live (though I think it's getting more common). I have yet to meet a Phoebe.I like the name Phoebe. It sounds very sweet.
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I've never met a Phoebe, but I don't know that many young children/babies. I wouldn't have guessed it was so popular here! It's a distinctive name and even if there are other Phoebes around it stands out from the Ellies/Evies etc. If you love it I wouldn't let popularity rule it out. Maybe you could use a more unusual middle name to go by if there's other Phoebes in her class or whatever?
I don't really like Phoebe, it's always sounded strange to me - "feebee", like something a baby would say. It also reminds me of the ending -phobe. But I don't dislike it especially, it just doesn't work for me.
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I love it, too. It also has a lovely meaning. I know three, but one lives in Britain and two in the US (the one in Britain is 10, the ones in the US are 11 and over 40).I also know a dog named Phoebie. It's not the spelling I prefer, but it's pretty as well.I think it's extremely common in Britain according to the charts so I might not use it if I lived there. There's always Belphoebe. You could call her Phoebe and if there's another one she could go by Belphoebe or maybe Belle or Bella.
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I love it and would consider using it in the future, but DH doesn't like it enough. I don't know anyone named Phoebe.
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I know of two women named Phoebe. One is in her seventies and the other in her late twenties. I don't know of any little girls with this name in our community. I like the name, but prefer other bird names such as Wren, Lark, Robin, and Kestrel. But it's so, so much better than half of the BA's in the local paper!
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Is Phoebe a bird name? I've never heard of a bird called a Phoebe. Learn something new every day :D
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Wow I didn't realise how popular Phoebe was getting - I've never met one! I like the sound of Phoebe, but I do think it looks a little strange written down. I prefer it as a middle name and actually it goes really well with lots of different first names, so maybe you could try experimenting with that?
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