Meaning & Origin
A female given name from Ancient Greek. Alternative spelling of Phoebe.
Phebe is a girl's baby name of Greek origin, an alternate spelling of Phoebe, from the Greek Phoibos (bright, radiant), the epithet of Artemis as goddess of the moon, meaning 'bright' or 'radiant, shining.'
With nearly 3,000 recorded births, Phebe is the spelling used in the King James Bible — where it appears in Romans 16:1 as the name of a woman commended by Paul as a minister of the church. This biblical spelling connects the name directly to the earliest history of Christian women in leadership. It carries the same lunar radiance as Phoebe in the more ancient, scriptural form.