Phoebe (given name)

Phoebe or Phœbe ( ; grc, Φοίβη, Phoíbē) is a female given name, feminine form of the male name Phoebus (), an epithet of Apollo meaning "bright", "shining".

In Greek mythology, Phoebe was a Titan associated with the power of prophecy as well as the moon. This was also an epithet of her granddaughter Artemis. A moon of Saturn bears this name in honor of the Titan. This name also appears in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament, where it belonged to a female minister in the church at Kechries.

An alternate spelling is Phebe.

People

* Phoebe Brand (1907–2004), American actress who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era
*Phoebe Bridgers (born 1994), American musician
* Phoebe Brown (born 1991), English singer
* Phoebe Campbell (1847–1872), Canadian murderer
* Phoebe Carrai (born 1955), American cellist
* Phoebe Cary (1824–1871), American poet
*Phoebe Cates (born 1963), American actress
*Phoebe Conn (born 1941), American author
* Phoebe Couzins (1848–1912), one of the first female lawyers in the U.S. and the first female marshal
* Phoebe Di Tommaso (born 1990), Australian figure skater
* Phoebe Doty (died 1849), American prostitute
*Phoebe Ephron (1914–1971), American playwright and screenwriter
* Phoebe Gilman (1940–2002), American children's book author and illustrator
* Phoebe Gloeckner (born 1960), American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist
* Phoebe Hearst (1842–1919), American philanthropist and feminist
* Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005), English poet
* Phoebe Hessel (1713–1821), British soldier who disguised herself as a man to serve in army
* Phoebe Hirsch (born 1949), former member of SDS and Weatherman
* Phoebe Judson (1831–1926), American pioneer and author
*Phoebe Knapp (1839–1908), American composer
*Phoebe Kreutz, singer-songwriter
* Phoebe Legere, multi-format artist
*Phoebe Mills (born 1972), American attorney and athlete active in multiple sports
* Phoebe Nicholls (born 1957), English film, television, and stage actor
* Phoebe Omlie (1902–1975), American aviation pioneer and one of the first female aviators
* Phoebe Palmer (1807–1874), evangelist, writer, and promoter of the doctrine of Christian perfection
*Phoebe Pember (1823–1913), nurse and medical administrator during the American Civil War
*Phoebe Philo (born 1973), British fashion designer and previous creative director of Celine
* Phoebe Prince (1994–2010), bullying victim
*Phoebe Ryan (born 1990), American singer and songwriter
*Phoebe Snetsinger, née Burnett (1931–1999), American birder
*Phoebe Snow (1950–2011), musician
*Phoebe Strole (born 1983), American actress and singer
*Phoebe Atwood Taylor (1909–1976), American mystery author
*Phoebe Thomas (born 1983), British actress
*Phoebe Tonkin (born 1989), Australian actress and model
*Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936), Irish artist noted for her role in the Arts and Crafts Movement
* Phoebe Wahl illustrator, sculptor and children's book author from the United States
* Phoebe Waller-Bridge (born 1985), English actress, writer, playwright and director
* Phoebe Holcroft Watson (1898–1980), English tennis player

Biblical and mythological figures

* Phoebe (biblical figure), a woman mentioned in Romans 16:1
* Phoebe (Greek myth), various figures

Fictional characters

In books

* Phoebe Somerville Calebow, the protagonist of Susan Elizabeth Phillips' '' It Had to Be You'' and main character in the Chicago Stars series
* Phoebe Caulfield, the little sister of Holden Caulfield in ''The Catcher in the Rye''
* The title character of ''Phoebe Daring'', a mystery novel by L. Frank Baum
* Phoebe Henry, a child born with down syndrome in '' The Memory Keeper's Daughter''
* Phoebe Meryll, the daughter of Sergeant Meryll in the comic opera '' The Yeomen of the Guard'' by Gilbert and Sullivan
* Phoebe Pyncheon, a young vivacious female country cousin in ''The House of the Seven Gables''
* Phoebe Winterbottom, the best friend of Salmanca Tree Hiddle in ''Walk Two Moons''
* Phoebe, a demigod briefly described in '' The Titan's Curse'', the third novel in Rick Riordan's series ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians''
* Phoebe, a Sister of the Light in ''The Sword of Truth'' series by Terry Goodkind
* Phoebe the Fashion Fairy, in the ''Rainbow Magic'' book franchise

In film and television

*Phoebe Aldridge, in the British radio soap opera ''The Archers''
*Phoebe Banks, in the Disney film '' Enchanted''
* Phoebe Bright, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
*Phoebe Buffay, a main character in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', portrayed by Lisa Kudrow
*Phoebe Farragut, in the animated television series ''James Bond Jr.''
*Phoebe Figalilly, the mystical governess and nanny in the television series ''Nanny and the Professor''
*Phoebe Forrester, daughter of Ridge and Taylor in the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
*Phoebe Furchester-Fuzz, one of the main characters on '' The Furchester Hotel''
* Phoebe Halliwell, a witch, one of the main characters on the television drama series ''Charmed'', portrayed by Alyssa Milano
* Phoebe Heyerdahl, one of the main characters of the animated television series ''Hey Arnold!''
*Phoebe Lichten, the main character of the film ''Phoebe in Wonderland''
* Phoebe McQueen, in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
*Phoebe Nicholson, in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''
*Phoebe North, in the 2005 remake of '' Yours, Mine and Ours''
*Phoebe O'Hara, in '' Kindergarten Cop'', portrayed by Pamela Reed
*Phoebe Sparrow, née Bamford, Gary Sparrow's girlfriend and later wife in the television series '' Goodnight Sweetheart''
*Phoebe Terese, one of the girls in Ms. Frizzle's class on the PBS animated television series '' The Magic School Bus''
* Phoebe Thunderman, one of the title characters of Nickelodeon's comedy series ''The Thundermans''
*Phoebe, main character in ''American Ultra'', portrayed by Kristen Stewart
*Phoebe, a character in Cartoon Network's ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes''
*Phoebe, from the "'Monster Clubhouse'" segment of ''Sesame Street''
*Phoebe, one of the three Weird Sisters in the animated television series '' Gargoyles'', said to represent Grace
*Phoebe, in the television series '' Lovesick''
*Phoebe, in the Canadian animated television series ''Kid vs. Kat''
*Phoebe (Flame Princess) in the animated television series ''Adventure Time''

In games

*Phoebe, a character from Square's ''Final Fantasy Mystic Quest'' video game
* Phoebe (Pokémon), a member of the Hoenn Elite Four from Pokémon
*Phoibe, a character in ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey''
*Phoebe, a character from '' Animal Crossing'', A sisterly Ostrich who resembles a Phoenix.

Toys

* Phoebe, a doll in the Groovy Girls line by Manhattan Toy
* Phoebe, a Bratz character

Other

* Phoebe Howell, in the comic strip '' Phoebe and Her Unicorn''
*Phoebe Snow (character), a woman who served as the main character of a turn-of-the-century ad campaign for the Lackawanna Railroad in Pennsylvania
*Phoebe D'Ysquith, a character from the stage musical comedy ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder''

See also

* Phoebe (disambiguation)

References

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Phoebe
English feminine given names
Given names of Greek language origin