At a Glance
- Meaning
- Bright, radiant, pure — an epithet of Apollo as sun god
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- FEE-bəs
Phoebus is a Greek boy's name meaning “bright, radiant, pure — an epithet of Apollo as sun god”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Phoebus
Meaning: Bright, radiant, pure — an epithet of Apollo as sun god.
Origin: Greek.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Phoebus
FEE-bəsIPA /ˈfiːbəs/
Popularity of Phoebus
Phoebus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Similar Names
Aeneas · Proteus · Orpheus · Achilles · Phoebe · Nuru
