Phoibos

Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Φοῖβος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /pʰôi̯.bos/(Classical Greek)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Greek form of Phoebus.

Related Names

Rootphoibos
Feminine FormsPhoebe, Phoibe(Greek Mythology) Phoibe(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesFaivish, Fayvel, Feivel, Feivush(Yiddish)

Categories

Ancient Greek words, epithets, light

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Φοῖβος.
Entry updated October 6, 2024