MEANING & HISTORY
What does Febe mean?
Febe is a Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Phoebe. The Greek Phoibe is associated with a word meaning bright or pure. Its classical mythological use and its New Testament bearer provide distinct cultural and religious histories.
The shorter spelling adapts the inherited name.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
The cited sources trace Febe through Dutch / Italian / Spanish / Portuguese / Greek.
Wiktionary records Febe as a personal name in Spanish.
Dictionary accounts by language
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
Similar names to Febe
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
- Fe♀Faith
- Fely♀Respelling of Feli, familiar form of Felicidad
- Feddy♂Attested familiar form used alongside Federico
- Felice♀Lucky or successful
- Felipe♂Fond of horses
- Felix♂Happy, fortunate or lucky
- Ferdie♂Diminutive of Ferdinand
- Phoebe♀Bright or radiant
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate record · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.