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Name Pheraby
Gender Feminine
Usage American (South, Archaic)
Pronounced Pron. FER-ə-bee
Other Forms FormsFeraby, Pheriba, Fariba
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Apparently a Southern U.S. invention. First appears in the mid-1700s in Virginia and North Carolina. Could be a variation of Phoebe, although it is also curiously similar to the Arabic name Fariba.

Obscure surname and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire place-name (where it's spelled Ferriby) makes a jaunty first. Placed in the public eye by Manhattan socialite Ferebee Bishop Taube.
Added 4/3/2011 by babycrookston