Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Yiddish use, Pinhas is a variant of Phineas. An origin associated with Phineas is Egyptian.
Explained through its name family
The story
In Yiddish use, Pinhas is a variant of Phineas. The history of Phineas gives this family its wider story. Phineas appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Explained through its name family
Pinhas’s family of names
Pinhas has a related form in Pinchas. Pinhas has a related form in Phineas.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Pinhas
- Pinhas LavonIsraeli politician (1904–1976)
- Pinhas TzabariIsraeli politicianborn 1956
- Pinhas RubinIsraeli lawyerborn 1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Pinhas, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Pisəħ
Pisəħ is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Judeo-Tat.
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Pudens
“bashful” · “modest”
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īsudās
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Pinehaka
Pinehaka is a masculine given name from Bible. It is used in Hawaiian.
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Tamhas
“twin”
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İlyas
İlyas is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
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Pinuccio
“God will add”
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Jonas
“dove”
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