That word might be a borrowing from a West Semitic term for madder, a purple dye constructed from Rubia tinctorum. The term Phoenician seems to be with the same root, this means "people that work with red dyes". So phoenix may possibly mean "the Phoenician chook" or "the purplish-pink chicken".[7] https://brainhealthusa.com/mental-health-care-in-phoenix-arizona-2024/