The name Thisbe is a girl's name of Greek origin. Thisbe and is often added to lists like Greek Baby Names for Modern Kids and discussed in our forums with posts like "Names on NB that make you go WOW!".
From the experts:
Thisbe, the name of a beautiful but tragic lover in mythology, is lively and cute -- in a slightly thistly, prickly way. Ovid retold the story of Thisbe and Pyramus, young lovers in ancient Babylon kept apart by family rivalry, which was the inspiration for Romeo and Juliet. A modern bearer of the name is writer Thisbe Nissen.
In Sarah Dessen's novel Along for the Ride, the baby daughter is named Thisby, nn Isby.
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