phoebe
/ˈfiːbi/
phoebe noun: any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
Noun
phoebe (plural phoebes)
- Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
Proper noun capitalized: Phoebe
Phoebe
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Ms. Gates, who is named after Phoebe from “The Catcher in the Rye,” grew up in Seattle, the youngest of three.2025 April 24, Vanessa Friedman, “Phoebe Gates, the Daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, Steps Into the Spotlight”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
- An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
- An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).
- The 14th moon of Saturn.
phoebe meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
phoebe in Hindi
- फोबे, फोबी, फीबी
phoebe in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
phoebe in Marathi
- फोबे, फोबी, फीबी
phoebe in Urdu
- فوبی, پھوبی, فوب
More languagesFewer languages
- phoebe in Bengali
- ফোবি, ফোবে
- phoebe in Telugu
- ఫోబ్, ఫోబే, ఫోబీ
- phoebe in Malayalam
- ഫോബി, ഫോബെ, ഫോബ്
- phoebe in Kannada
- ಫೋಬೆ, ಫೋಬ್, ಫೋಬಿ
- phoebe in Punjabi
- ਫੋਬੀ, ਫੋਬੇ, ਫੀਬੀ
- phoebe in Gujarati
- ફોબી, ફોબે, ફીબી
- phoebe in Odia
- ଫୋବି, ଫୋବେ, ଫୋବୀ
- phoebe in Nepali
- फोबे, फोबी, फोएबे
Forms of phoebe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | phoebes |
| alternative form (archaic) | phebe |
| alternative form (archaic) | phœbe |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form (archaic) | Phebe |
| alternative form (archaic) | Phœbe |
Origin of phoebe
From early 18th c. Imitative, influenced by the name Phoebe.
Borrowed from Latin Phoebē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”).
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Questions about phoebe
- What does phoebe mean?
- Phoebe means any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
- What is phoebe in Hindi?
- Phoebe in Hindi is फोबे, फोबी, फीबी. See Phoebe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is phoebe?
- Phoebe can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce phoebe?
- Phoebe is pronounced /ˈfiːbi/.
- What is the plural of phoebe?
- The plural of phoebe is phoebes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: phoebe (page history and authors); Phoebe (page history and authors); phoebe (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phoebe (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phoebe (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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