Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Phileas comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Latin Phileas, from Ancient Greek Φιλέας.
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Phileas’s family of names
In French usage, Phileas has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Fileasz. In Latin usage, Phileas has a conventional equivalent in the French form Philéas. In English usage, Phileas has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Φιλέας.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Phileas has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Phileas
Characters named Phileas: Phileas Fogg (fictional character created by Jules Verne).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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