Phineas

Old Testament name

Phineas is a masculine given name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Hebrew or Egyptian roots.

It appears in the Bible as the name of a priest and grandson of Aaron.

The name has modest but steady use in English-speaking countries, perhaps best known through fictional characters like Phineas Fogg in Jules Verne's *Around the World in Eighty Days* and the animated series *Phineas and Ferb*.

Phineas goes by Finn with his friends.

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Perry

Personal name, either position

triangle · inventor · backyard · summer · Disney · rollercoaster · blueprints · catchphrase · Isabella · contraption

biblical

priest

One who performs sacraments

Israelite · covenant · tabernacle · atonement · plague · judgment · grandson · spear · zeal · righteousness

mythology

Argonauts

Legendary Greek seafaring heroes

  • ThraceHistorical Balkan territory
  • blindLacking the sense of sight
  • seerOne who envisions futures

prophet · Cleopatra · punishment · Zeus · prophecy · starvation · torment · Jason · voyage · king

vintage

Victorian

Of a prim era

gentleman · classic · distinguished · formal · traditional · antiquated · patrician · stately

Categories
Opposites
name commonality

PhineasJohn

Common male name

James · Michael · David · Robert · William

name style/era

PhineasJayden

Contemporary masculine name

Aiden · Brayden · Mason · Liam · Noah

Phrases
Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G