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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Φοιβίδας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsFividas (modern Greek transcription), Phoebidas (latinized form)
Meaning & History
Means "son of Phoibos" in Greek, derived from the name Phoibos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).This name was borne by a Spartan general from the 4th century BC. He is better known under the latinized form of his name, which is Phoebidas.