Phoebe Definition

fēbē

noun

Any of a genus (Sayornis) of tyrant flycatchers with a grayish or brown back.

Webster's New World

Artemis as goddess of the moon: identified with the Roman Diana.

Webster's New World

The moon personified.

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The small outermost satellite of Saturn, having an unusual retrograde orbit.

Webster's New World

A feminine name.

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pronoun

(Greek mythology) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.

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(astronomy) The 14th moon of Saturn.

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A female given name.

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(Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).

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Other Word Forms of Phoebe

Singular:

phoebe

Plural:

phoebes

Middle English phebe from Latin Phoebē from Greek Phoibē from feminine of phoibos shining

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek Φοίβη (PhoibÄ“), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoebus, “bright").

From Wiktionary
Imitative of its song (influenced by the name Phoebe)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition