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Phoebe
I have been contemplating this one today. What are your impressions of it? Any preconceived notions or identities you imagine when you see it? Do you feel it is versatile across a whole lifetime? I think a good combo for this would be Phoebe Olivia or Phoebe Diana.. and if I am feeling modern leaning maybe Phoebe McKenna.Please rate my favorite names list if you have a spare moment, thank you :) https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473

This message was edited 3/12/2021, 5:45 PM

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It's been on my PNL for quite some time so naturally I like it, though not enough for it to be considered one of my favorites. Still, I think it's a nice name. It has sort of a rustic, charming appeal about it and fit in well with many other names such as Daisy, Willa, Jane, Hazel, Josie, Luna, Annie, and Belle. I also think of it as being a bit quirky, but that's probably due to Lisa Kudrow's character from Friends. (;
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Phoebe Diana sounds very eclectic! Love it!
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It's kinda boring. I only really dig it because of Lisa Kudrow's character from Friends. I like Belphoebe a bit more.
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I like Phoebe. I have a fondness for names that end in that "bee" sound.I think Phoebe has a lot of similarities with Chloe and Ruby and I'm surprised it's not more popular. I'm not sure if it's because of the wackiness of the Friends character. It is creeping up pretty slowly I suppose. Like Ruby and Chloe, though, I think Phoebe suffers from a "perpetual youth into dotty old lady" thing; it's great on a very young person and a very old person, but it's hard to imagine a Phoebe that is 30 to 70 years old, in a position of authority. At least it is for me. Phoebe Diana is beautiful; it's very moonlike.
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I think it isn't more popular because it's so funny sounding. Fee bee. It's not all flowy and pretty like Olivia and Isabella. It's almost paired down but it's weird. It's a "quirky" name. Phoebe Buffet doesn't help. Maybe when those sorts of attributes are "in" it'll become more popular. I can't say I like it very much, but I don't dislike it too much either.
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I know the mother of a Phoebe Lyra Kate, Kate being a recently deceased relative. It's OK.
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Phoebe is a fave of mine. I think it suits a female of any age really nicely. I guess I think of the character from the tv series “Friends” first and foremost, but that doesn’t bother me at all, because I still love that show!
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I love it, with Olivia and Diana are nice
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It's pretty. I wonder why it never became popular. The meaning is nice too. I like it, but not enough to use because I don't really have a strong connection to it. If I read a book with a great character named Phoebe that might change. There was a Phoebe in "Catcher in the Rye" and I like her character but she wasn't a main character.The downsides: it looks a bit better and more interesting than it sounds. It ages well, though.I like Phoebe Diana because they really go together.With Olivia I find the combo too trendy.I personally dislike McKenna.
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McKenna is one of those names I want to dislike it but I just can't it's a bit of a guilty pleasure. Plus, with the MaKenna spelling it's meaning is happiness or happy one. So even though it maybe be a little trendy together the meaning would be "bright and happy one" which is such a warm and lovely meaning to me. *though ik people see McKenna and Makenna as two seperate names I interpret them as the same in terms of just different spellings.
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What about Phoebe Macaria? That would also mean "bright and happy one"
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Interesting, I don't think I have heard of Macaria before it's definitely unique
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I really liked Makena (this spelling) a while ago but not as much anymore. But it's fine and the meaning is nice!I like some trendy names too. Everly, Hayley and McKenzie (this spelling only).
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