Given name

Publias

“a great thinker”

Publias is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a great thinker.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Greek interpretation is “a great thinker.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

Publias’s family of names

Publias has a related form in Publios. Publias has a related form in Publius. Publias has a related form in Publyas.

Walk Publias’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Greek

Pantias

“a philosophical man”

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Pudens

“bashful” · “modest”

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Porcius

“belonging to swine”

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>99% boys

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Pyralis

“born of fire”

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>99% boys

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Parmenas

“near-stayer”

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Patrobas

“the life of the father”

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>99% boys

Greek · Biblical

Amplias

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>99% boys

Greek

Pegasus

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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