Febe

• Spanish:/ˈfe.β̞e/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
• Indonesian:/fəbə/○(machine-generated) model-generated

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Febe is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Belgium, Philippines, United States

  Also written Fébé, Fébe, Fèbe

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Fébé, Fèbè

38 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Febe is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Spanish, Griego Phoibē, de phoibos: 'resplandeciente'.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• In German, weibl. Vom., spanische, italienische, niederländische, schwedische Form von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• Resplandeciente, pura

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

• Brillante

  as a name·Il grande libro dei nomi per bebè. Significato, origini, curiosità. Oltre 7000 nomi per bambine e bambini Significato,…

• In Portuguese, Phoebe (Titan associated with the moon)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Febe Sillanib. 1966ITItalian illustrator
• Maria Febe Kusumastutib. 1989IDIndonesian badminton player
• Febe Joorisb. 2004BEBelgian cyclist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

40 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 21 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

How do you pronounce Febe?

It depends on the language: in Spanish /ˈfe.β̞e/ (Wiktionary); in Indonesian /fəbə/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

What does the name Febe mean, and where does it come from?

Phoebe Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

What are other forms of the name Febe?

In the etymology graph, Phoebe, Phebe and Pheobe are forms of the same name in other languages.

Is Febe a male or female name?

Febe is used for both men and women, depending on the country. National registers that list names by sex disagree: United States (Census Bureau, 2020): listed as female; Netherlands (Meertens NVB): listed as female; Finland (DVV): listed under both sexes. We don't publish a percentage split.

Which countries have the most people named Febe?

Mondonomo estimates about 4.1 thousand people named Febe in the Philippines, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled febe. After it come Mexico, Guatemala, Belgium and United States; the country table on this page ranks them.

How common is the name Febe?

In the United States, the national register counted 829 people named Febe in 2020, about 1 in 401 thousand residents.