How do you pronounce the Greek name Phoebe or Phoibe?

[Red Gold]

Just asking.
Why I am asking this question, I will tell later.
Now: Just asking.

 

[Red Gold]

Btw:

Feebee (or Fibbi) is the perfectly correct English pronounciation.
The traditional German pronounciation is: Fööbe.

But because of some TV series many Germans now call any Phoebe so: Feebee.

For 2 reasons, I think:

a) they do not know the German pronounciation
b) they know both pronounciations, but whenever the English pronounciation differs from the German pronounciation, they slavishly take over the English pronounciation, as they think: Only English is correct.

 

[Red Gold]

How to pronounce "Phoebe" in German

 

[Red Gold]

And now I am curious about your answers.

 

[Red Gold]

Now:

• Total voters 1

• Fööbe - with an öö sound as in Goethe or in the French word "voeux" in "meilleurs voeux!"​

• Fööbe - if the girl is from a German-speaking country​

• Feebee or Fibbi if the girl is from an English-speaking country​

 

[Red Gold]

46 views already.
And I am the only person who clicked onto any answer.
I wonder why?
Are those views from robots only?

 

[Red Gold]

I am going to have lunch now.
See or read you later!

 

[Red Gold]

This Feebee/Fööbe thing is a very German thing.

Elsewhere people think: "The way I say this word is probably right."
In Germany people usually think, if there are two versions: "The way I say this word is probably wrong."

 

[Red Gold]

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[peaceful-forest]

I was taught that Phoebe was pronounced "feebee". I have no idea about the other spelling.

 

[Red Gold]

I was not taught anything about Phoebe.
I do not have to be told how to pronounce an oe.
It is ööööööö in German.

 

[Red Gold]

@ Irene

Irene is another Greek name.

In German we say: "ee-reh-neh".

I wonder whether Germans will soon start to say "eye-reeeeeen" - in the English way.

 

[Red Gold]

Now:

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[Red Gold]

ok

 

[John G.]

FEE-bee in old Greek
FEE-vee in modern Greek