Given name
Philetus
“a collector”
Philetus is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a collector.”
Original GreekΦιλετος
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a collector.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
From the Greek verb phileo (φιλεω), “to love.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Philetus appears in 2 Timothy 2:17.
From biblical name research
Philetus’s family of names
Philetus has a related form in Philetos. Philetus has a related form in Phyletos. Philetus has a related form in Phyletus.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Philetus
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