Phoebe or Phebe is a female given name (Ancient Greek: Φοίβη), meaning 'beautiful goddess' deriving from Greek 'phoibos' (φοιβος). A popular Swedish and German name Phoebe is also the name of a bird or a woman's name from the Book of Romans. [edit] Mythology [edit] Nature [edit] Film and television - Phoebe Banks, a fictional character of Disney's Enchanted
- Phoebe Buffay, a main character in the sitcom Friends, portrayed by Lisa Kudrow
- Phoebe Cates, American actress in movies like Gremlins and Drop Dead Fred
- Phoebe Dinsmore, a character (diction coach) in the movie Singing in the rain
- Phoebe Figalilly, the mystical governess and nanny in the eponymous titled television series "Nanny and The Professor"
- Phoebe Forrester, Daughter of Ridge and Taylor, in the television series the Bold and the Beautiful
- Phoebe Halliwell, a main character on the television drama series Charmed, portrayed by Alyssa Milano
- Phoebe Henry, a child born with down syndrome in The Memory Keepers Daughter
- Phoebe Heyerdahl, one of the main characters of the television series Hey Arnold!
- Phoebe Lichten, the main character of the film Phoebe In Wonderland. Phoebe either can't or won't follow the rules.
- Phoebe North, one of the characters of the remake of Yours, Mine and Ours
- Detective Phoebe O'Hara, a fictional FBI agent in Kindergarten Cop, portrayed by Pamela Reed
- Phoebe Somerville Calebow,the protagonist of Susan Elizabeth Phillips' It Had To Be You and main character in the Chicago Stars series
- Phoebe Terese, one of the girls in Ms. Frizzle's class on the television series The Magic School Bus
- Phoebe, a character from the "'Monster's Clubhouse'" segment of Sesame Street
- Phoebe, a character in the British radio soap opera The Archers
- Phoebe, one of the three Weird Sisters in the television series Gargoyles, said to represent Grace
- Phoebe, a Bratz character
- Phoebe Pandora Powell, Robert Webb's friend's daughter, to be appearing in Peep Show (all episodes) in 2010 to 2013
[edit] Science and technology [edit] Transportation [edit] See also - Phoebus, another mythological figure
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