70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Φοῖβος(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ˈfi.bəs/(English) [key·simplify] 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 RootphoibosVariantPhoibosFeminine 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 Categories Disney characters, epithets, gods, isograms, Kingdom Hearts characters, Latinizations, light, literature, Saint Seiya characters, sun, The Hunchback of Notre Dame characters, Victor Hugo characters