67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Φοῖβος(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. FEE-bəs(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Latinized form of the Greek name Φοῖβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure". This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantPhoibosFeminine FormsPhoebe, PhoibeOther Languages & CulturesPhoibos(Ancient Greek) Faivish, Fayvel, Feivel, Feivush(Yiddish) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories Disney characters, gods, isograms, Kingdom Hearts characters, Latinizations, light, literature, Saint Seiya characters, sun, Victor Hugo characters