Name: Phineas
Gender: Male
Usage: Phineas, of hebrew origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Phineas are in general originating from Israel.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Phineas is: The Nubian, Oracle.
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Numerology of the first name Phineas: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Phineas is ranked on the 17,231st position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 12800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Phineas has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Phineas for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Biblical: name borne by two minor characters. One was a grandson of Aaron, who preserved the purity of the race of Israel and deflected God's wrath by killing an Israelite who had taken a Midianite woman to wife (Numbers 25: 6–15); the other, a son of the priest Eli, was killed in combat with the Philistines over the Ark of the Covenant (1 Samuel 1: 3; 4: 6–11). The name is spelled Phinehas in the Authorized Version, and has been taken to mean ‘serpent's mouth’ (i.e. ‘oracle’) in Hebrew, but this is an incorrect popular etymology. It is in fact derived from the Egyptian name Panhsj, originally a byname meaning ‘the Nubian’ and used as a personal name in ancient Egypt. Phineas was popular among the Puritans in the 17th century, and has been occasionally used since, especially in America. Its variants have long been popular Jewish names.
Variants: Yiddish: Pinhas, Pinchas.
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