Given name

Piltai

“secure”·“deliverance of Yah”

Piltai is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “secure.”

Original Hebrewפלטי

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Piltai is thought to mean “secure” or “deliverance of Yah.”

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Where it comes from

Piltai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.

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How it developed

Possibly from the Hebrew verb palat (פלט), “to escape, save or deliver, and possibly.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Piltai appears in Nehemiah 12:17.

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See also 6

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Piltai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Paarai

“opening” · “yearning for Yah”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Peullethai

“effortful” · “deed of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Pildash

“flashing steel” · “fiery Iron”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Pispa

“extreme end” · “widely spread mouth”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Sippai

“gatekeeper” · “fence worker”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Helkai

“my portion” · “portion of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Attai

“timely” · “opportune”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Ribai

“contentious” · “Yah strives”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Piltai’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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