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26 replies

CheerfulYank · 16/10/2014 00:35

Phoebe?

Is it nice? Boring? Will it date?

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CheeseEqualsHappiness · 16/10/2014 00:38

My niece of 7 is a Phoebe and I love it

scurryfunge · 16/10/2014 00:39

I loved it and it would have been a favourite if my DS had been a dd, named after a great aunt. That was 20 years ago though and the association with the Friends show spoiled it a bit for me.

squoosh · 16/10/2014 01:53

I like it.

Nice meaning, good history behind it, although I have a suspicion she shagged her brother.....anyway, moving on........it's a pleasant name to say aloud. Don't think it will date.

ChippingInLatteLover · 16/10/2014 01:54

I don't like it. I think the spelling of it is a bit ugly tbh.

Cric · 16/10/2014 02:58

Love it Smile

wigglesrock · 16/10/2014 09:55

I really like it, my 3 year old has just started nursery school and one of her "bestest" friends is called Phoebe, it's gorgeous when you hear it said out loud.

Icedfinger · 16/10/2014 10:32

I love it! My 16m old is Phoebe, everyone says how lovely it is! A few struggle with spelling though.

Only1scoop · 16/10/2014 10:33

I like it and I know 2 lovely girls with that name.

Pandora37 · 16/10/2014 13:20

I love Phoebe, it's one of my favourite names. I always think of it as a sunny, happy sounding name. It's been popular for a good 20 years so I don't think it will end up particularly dated.

rachel234 · 16/10/2014 14:49

I don't like the sound of it at all, sorry. Sounds so feeble and unfeminine to my ears.

WestEast · 16/10/2014 14:50

Not keen.

squeak2392 · 16/10/2014 19:31

I love it :D

Sophronia · 16/10/2014 22:19

Don't like it, makes me think of the word 'feeble'

Surfsup1 · 17/10/2014 00:37

Lovely and classic.
I knew a couple when I was a little girl and there are a couple around DCs' school.

Elegant and timeless IMO - it's one of the few names that is very feminine but still has strength.

Yorkshirelassreturns · 17/10/2014 11:56

Not my favourite. It sounds too much like feeble to me. But, I know it's getting very popular and every one I know is really lovely. It just doesn't sound pretty to my ears. But then I like very frilly names!!! If you love it, go for it. I suspect I am in the minority. Congratulations.

eatyourveg · 17/10/2014 12:18

Love it - as with Hebe

islandinthestream · 18/10/2014 09:54

I have one and we love it. We chose it because it's classic and well-known without being ubiquitous and we also liked the meaning. Reactions have all been positive. Easy to pronounce, less so to spell if that bothers you.

minipie · 18/10/2014 12:27

I like the way it sounds but not the way it looks on the page! Weird I know. I feel the same about Chloe.

Lunastarfish · 18/10/2014 21:47

It's a name I am considering. DH doesn't seem to like it.

SurfsUp1 · 22/10/2014 09:36

Love it.
Classical, strong yet feminine.

ATombWithoutAFoof · 22/10/2014 09:41

I like it as a name in isolation, but it's very much a 'go with the herd' type name. Nobody ever used it until Friends, and then people used it because everyone else was using it.

So its popularity would put me off.

SurfsUp1 · 22/10/2014 10:04

I don't know about that. There were 3 Phoebes in my primary school, so to me it's always been a name that was around but not overly used.

Squtternutbaush · 22/10/2014 10:08

I know a few Pheobe's under the age of 10, I don't have feelings on it either way tbh but it sounds like a strange noise rather than a name to me.

DecaffTastesWeird · 22/10/2014 12:15

I have a suspicion she shagged her brother

Hahaha. In fairness I think that was pretty common in ancient Greece.

I love the name Phoebe! It is on my shortlist.

RealisticnotPessimistic · 22/10/2014 12:30

Love it :)