50%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Expand LinksMeaning & History Combination of belle "beautiful" and the name PHOEBE. This name was first used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590). Rate·DetailsPeople think this name is classic formal upper class natural strange complex Categories beautiful, beauty, combinations, Edmund Spenser characters, invented, light, literature, moon, purity Entry updated November 16, 2019 ·