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Phoebe name origin. Phoebe Ministries name comes from the first-century Phoebe a faithful servant of Christ and a member of the church Cenchrea. In Greek mythology the name is a reference to Phoebus Apollo the god of the sun which explains the names meaning bright or radiant. The masculine version of Phoebe is Phoebus.

Phoebe is the name of a north American flycatcher whose call is a sweet harbinger of spring. Phoebe is the feminine version of Phoebus from the Greek name for the god of light. Phoebe Buffay a character in the show Friends.

In Greek mythology Phoibe was a Titan associated with the moon. The name appears in Paul s epistle to the Romans in the New Testament where it belongs to a female minister in the church at Cenchreae. Phoebe A biblical name mentioned in the New Testament for a deacon of the church at Cenchreae.

This name it is claimed was originally Greek and in particular the goddess of the moon. In American origin the meaning of name Phoebe is. This was also an epithet of her granddaughter the moon goddess Artemis.

In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Phoebe is. In poetry Phoebe is the moon personified. Phoebe Halliwell a character from the TV series Charmed played by Alyssa Milano.

Other Languages Cultures Phoibe Ancient Greek Phoibe Biblical Greek Phoebe Biblical Latin Febe Dutch Phoebe Phoibe Greek Mythology Febe Italian Febe Spanish. Phoebe is the Latin variation of the Greek name Phoibe which derived from phoibos meaning bright In classical mythology Phoebe is the by-name of Artemis goddess of the moon and of hunting. Origin of the name Phoebe.