Phoebe (given name)
Phoebe (/ˈfiːbi/ FEE-bee[1][2]) is a female given name (Ancient Greek: Φοίβη), feminine form of the male name Phoebus (Φοίβος), an epithet of Apollo meaning "bright".
In Greek mythology, Phoebe was a Titan associated with the power of prophecy as well as the moon. This was also an epithet of her granddaughter Artemis. A moon of Saturn bears this name in honor of the Titan. This name also appears in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament, where it belonged to a female minister in the church at Kechries.
Phebe is an alternate spelling.
People
- Phoebe Brand (1907–2004), American actress who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era
- Phoebe Bridgers (born 1994), American musician
- Phoebe Brown (born 1991), English singer
- Phoebe Campbell (1847–1872), Canadian murderer
- Phoebe Carrai (born 1955), American cellist
- Phoebe Cary (1824–1871), American poet
- Phoebe Cates (born 1963), American actress
- Phoebe Conn (born 1941), American author
- Phoebe Couzins (1848–1912), one of the first female lawyers in the U.S. and the first female marshal
- Phoebe Di Tommaso (born 1990), Australian figure skater
- Phoebe Doty, American prostitute
- Phoebe Ephron (1914–1971), American playwright and screenwriter
- Phoebe Gilman (1940–2002), American children's book author and illustrator
- Phoebe Gloeckner (born 1960), American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist
- Phoebe Hearst (1842–1919), American philanthropist and feminist
- Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005), English poet
- Phoebe Hessel (1713–1821), British soldier who disguised herself as a man to serve in army
- Phoebe Hirsch (born 1949), former member of SDS and Weatherman
- Phoebe Judson (1831–1926), American pioneer and author
- Phoebe Knapp (1839–1908), American composer
- Phoebe Kreutz, singer-songwriter
- Phoebe Legere, multi-format artist
- Phoebe Mills (born 1972), American attorney and athlete active in multiple sports
- Phoebe Nicholls (born 1957), English film, television, and stage actor
- Phoebe Omlie (1902–1975), American aviation pioneer and one of the first female aviators
- Phoebe Palmer (1807–1874), evangelist, writer, and promoter of the doctrine of Christian perfection
- Phoebe Pember (1823–1913), nurse and medical administrator during the American Civil War
- Phoebe Philo (born 1973), British fashion designer and previous creative director of Celine
- Phoebe Prince (1994–2010), bullying victim
- Phoebe Ryan (born 1990), American singer and songwriter
- Phoebe Snetsinger, née Burnett (1931–1999), American birder
- Phoebe Snow (1950–2011), musician
- Phoebe Strole (born 1983), American actress and singer
- Phoebe Atwood Taylor (1909–1976), American mystery author
- Phoebe Thomas (born 1983), British actress
- Phoebe Tonkin (born 1989), Australian actress and model
- Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936), Irish artist noted for her role in the Arts and Crafts Movement
- Phoebe Wahl illustrator, sculptor and children's book author from the United States
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge (born 1985), English actress, writer, playwright and director
- Phoebe Holcroft Watson, English tennis player
Biblical and mythological figures
- Phoebe (biblical figure), a woman mentioned in Romans 16:1
- Phoebe (Greek myth), various figures
Fictional characters
In books
- Phoebe Somerville Calebow, the protagonist of Susan Elizabeth Phillips' It Had to Be You and main character in the Chicago Stars series
- Phoebe Caulfield, the little sister of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye
- The title character of Phoebe Daring, a mystery novel by L. Frank Baum
- Phoebe Henry, a child born with down syndrome in The Memory Keeper's Daughter
- Phoebe Meryll, the daughter of Sergeant Meryll in the comic opera The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan
- Phoebe Pyncheon, a young vivacious female country cousin in The House of the Seven Gables
- Phoebe Winterbottom, the best friend of Salmanca Tree Hiddle in Walk Two Moons
- Phoebe, a demigod briefly described in The Titan's Curse, the third novel in Rick Riordan's series Percy Jackson & the Olympians
- Phoebe, a Sister of the Light in The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
- Phoebe the Fashion Fairy, in the Rainbow Magic book franchise
In film and television
- Phoebe, from the "'Monster Clubhouse'" segment of Sesame Street
- Phoebe, one of the three Weird Sisters in the television series Gargoyles, said to represent Grace
- Phoebe, in the television series Lovesick
- Phoebe, in the animated television series Kid vs. Kat
- Phoebe (Flame Princess) in the animated television series Adventure Time
- Phoebe Aldridge, in the British radio soap opera The Archers
- Phoebe Banks, in the Disney film Enchanted
- Phoebe Bright, a teenager in the soap opera Neighbours
- Phoebe Buffay, a main character in the sitcom Friends, portrayed by Lisa Kudrow
- Phoebe Farragut, in the animated television series James Bond Jr.
- Phoebe Figalilly, the mystical governess and nanny in the television series Nanny and the Professor
- Phoebe Forrester, daughter of Ridge and Taylor in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Phoebe Furchester-Fuzz, one of the main characters on The Furchester Hotel
- Phoebe Halliwell, a witch, one of the main characters on the television drama series Charmed, portrayed by Alyssa Milano
- Phoebe Heyerdahl, one of the main characters of the television series Hey Arnold!
- Phoebe Lichten, the main character of the film Phoebe in Wonderland
- Phoebe McQueen, in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Phoebe Nicholson, in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Phoebe North, in the 2005 remake of Yours, Mine and Ours
- Phoebe O'Hara, in Kindergarten Cop, portrayed by Pamela Reed
- Phoebe Sparrow, née Bamford, Gary Sparrow's girlfriend and later wife in the television series Goodnight Sweetheart
- Phoebe Terese, one of the girls in Ms. Frizzle's class on the television series The Magic School Bus
- Phoebe Thunderman, one of the title characters of Nickelodeon's comedy series The Thundermans
- Phoebe, main character in American Ultra, portrayed by Kristen Stewart
- Phoebe, a character in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
In games
- Phoebe, a character from Square's Final Fantasy Mystic Quest video game
- Phoebe (Pokémon), a member of the Hoenn Elite Four from Pokémon
- Phoibe, a character in Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Phoebe, a character from Animal Crossing, A sisterly Ostrich who resembles a Phoenix.
Toys
- Phoebe, a doll in the Groovy Girls line by Manhattan Toy
- Phoebe, a Bratz character
Other
- Phoebe Howell, in the comic strip Phoebe and Her Unicorn
- Phoebe Snow (character), a woman who served as the main character of a turn-of-the-century ad campaign for the Lackawanna Railroad in Pennsylvania
- Phoebe D'Ysquith, a character from the stage musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
See also
References
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