Phoebe or Phœbe ( ; ) 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 the Apostle'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, founding member of the girl groups Girls Can't Catch and Hope 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 Dynevor (born 1995), English actress 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 Russell, Australian classical double bass player 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