Etymology

Phineas

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Today it means: A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew (פִינְחָס), or Egyptian of biblical origin. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Φινέας ← Hebrew (פִינְחָס)
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  1. Hebrew · derived from(פִינְחָס)
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΦινέας
  3. English todayPhineas

From Ancient Greek Φινέας (Phinéas), alternative form of Φινεύς (Phineús). See Phineus. Alternative source from Hebrew (פִינְחָס). See Phinehas.

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