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Phoenix name meaning

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3k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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What does the name Phoenix mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Phoenix

User Submitted Origins

Greek
65%
English
15%
Egyptian
7%
Spanish
7%
Japanese
2%
Chinese
2%
Native American
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Wisconsin, U.S., the name Phoenix means "Fire, flame, the bird that rises from ashes".
  2. A submission from West Virginia, U.S. says the name Phoenix means "God of fire and flame,burning bush,ember,all burning flame,rising bird,mighty flame of the bush" and is of Spanish origin.
  3. According to a user from South Carolina, U.S., the name Phoenix is of Greek origin and means "Rise From The Ashes; Fire Bird".
  4. 2 submissions from South Carolina, U.S. agree the name Phoenix means "Fire Bird" and is of Greek origin.
  5. According to a user from Portugal, the name Phoenix is of Chinese origin and means "Phoenix is a bird in Chinese's lends. This bird reborns from the ashes, and it's a symbol of courage and strength".
  6. According to a user from South Carolina, U.S., the name Phoenix means "Blood red, rebirth in fire".
  7. According to a user from North Dakota, U.S., the name Phoenix means "The one who rises from the ashes".
  8. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Phoenix means "Mystical bird" and is of Egyptian origin.
  9. A user from California, U.S. says the name Phoenix is of Greek origin and means "A bird in Greek mythology".
  10. A submission from Qatar says the name Phoenix means "A wing fire bride".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Phœ"nix
Senses
  1. Same as Phenix.
  2. [Bot] A genus of palms including the date tree.

Etymology: L., a fabulous bird. See Phenix

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. The state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
  2. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
  3. A legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
  4. A large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
Wiktionary

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).

  1. (mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
  2. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
  3. (Greek mythology) A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus.
  4. (placename) The capital city of Arizona, United States and the county seat of Maricopa County.
  5. (as "the Phoenix") A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
  6. A surname​.
  7. A male given name
  8. A female given name

Phoenix was also found in the following language(s): Translingual, Dutch, Latin, and Portuguese

Notable Persons Named Phoenix

Notable Persons Named Phoenix

Phoenix Force

Phoenix Force is a comics character.

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Phoenix Jones

Phoenix Jones is a costumed vigilante, mixed martial artist, vigilante, mixed martial arts, and costumedvigilante(phoenix jones disputes this label). Phoenix was given the name Benjamin John Francis Fodor on May 25th, 1988 in Texas. Phoenix is also known as Fodor and Ben.

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Phoenix Ikki

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Phoenix Battye

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Phoenix

Notable Persons With the Last Name Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix is an actor, producer, music video director, musician, and activist. He was most prominent from 1982 to present. Joaquin was given the name Joaquín Rafael Bottom by his parent Arlyn Phoenix on October 28th, 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

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River Phoenix

River Phoenix was an actor, musician, and activist. He was most active from 1982 to 1993. River was given the name River Jude Bottom by his parent Arlyn Phoenix on August 23rd, 1970 in Madras, Oregon, U.S. River is also known as River Jude Phoenix. He died on October 31st, 1993.

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Beth Phoenix

Beth Phoenix is a wrestler. Beth was born on November 24th, 1980 in Elmira, New York.

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Summer Phoenix

Summer Phoenix is an actress, model, designer, actor, and model (people). She was most active from 1984 to present. Summer was given the name Summer Joy Bottom by her parent Arlyn Phoenix on December 10th, 1978 in Winter Park, Florida.

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Rain Phoenix

Rain Phoenix is an actress and musician. She was most active from 1982 to present. Rain was given the name Rain Joan of Arc Bottom by her parent Arlyn Phoenix on November 21st, 1972 in Crockett, Texas, US.

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Liberty Phoenix

Liberty Phoenix is an actress. Liberty was given the name Libertad Mariposa Bottom by her parent Arlyn Phoenix on July 5th, 1976 in Caracas. Liberty is also known as Liberty Mariposa Phoenix.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Phoenix U.S.
  White 53.01% 64.26%
  African American 36.02% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.93% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2.92% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 4.09% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 3.04% 16.26%

Of Last Name Phoenix

People with the last name Phoenix are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Phoenix

  • What name lists does Phoenix rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Phoenix? Phoenix is the 1,488th most popular name of all time. As a last name Phoenix was the 9,745th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Phoenix have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 27,353 babies born with the first name Phoenix in the United States. That's more than enough people named Phoenix to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Phoenix? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1968 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Phoenix first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Phoenix is Sunday, April 9th, 1882.
  • What year had the most people named Phoenix born? The highest recorded use of the first name Phoenix was in 2018 with a total of 1,449 babies. That's a lot of babies named Phoenix!
  • Random Phoenix Factoid: According to the 2018 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Phoenix ranks 100th in popularity as a baby boy's name in West Virginia. Imagine that, 23 babies in West Virginia have the same name in 2018.
  • Weird things about the name Phoenix: The name spelled backwards is Xineohp. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Xpohein. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Phoenix? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 3,326 people with the last name Phoenix.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Phoenix? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Phoenix as their last name.
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