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Gender. Unisex. Origin. Word/name. Greek. Meaning. Phoenix. Phoenix is a modern given name derived from the name for a mythological bird from Greek myth that has become a symbol of renewal, regeneration and immortality. [1] [2] It is a name in use for both boys and girls.
The phoenix is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. While it is part of Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and ...
The history of Phoenix, Arizona, goes back millennia, beginning with nomadic paleo-Indians who existed in the Americas in general, and the Salt River Valley in particular, about 7,000 BC until about 6,000 BC. Mammoths were the primary prey of hunters. As that prey moved eastward, they followed, vacating the area. [1]
Phoenix's first newspaper was the weekly Salt River Valley Herald, established in 1878, which would change its name the following year to the Phoenix Herald. The paper would go through several additional name changes in its early years before finally settling on the Phoenix Herald, which still exists today in an online form. [318]
A "Phantom" named Phoenix is one of the main villains in Kamen Rider Wizard. In the Harry Potter film series, Dumbledore has a pet Phoenix named Fawkes. In High School DxD, a royal family of devils called the Phenex Clan have the inherent powers of phoenixes, including pyrokinesis and immortality, which manifests as high-speed regeneration.
Phoenix (Crete), a town of ancient Crete mentioned in the Bible. Phoenix (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey. Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, an urban park. Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati. Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. Phoenix City, a nickname for Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
Marc Piasecki/WireImage Paris Hilton explained why she didn’t hesitate to defend her son Phoenix after internet trolls criticized the size of his head. “Usually, I wouldn’t even dignify ...
Maricopa County (/ ˌ m ær ɪ ˈ k oʊ p ə /) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, [1] or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states.