Pinchas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pinchas

What is the meaning of the name Pinchas ?

The baby name Pinchas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɪn.kəs/ (English); /pinˈχas/ — pin-KHAS (Hebrew).

Pinchas is Hebrew in Origin.

Pinchas (Hebrew: פינחס, pronounced PEEN-khas) is the Hebrew form of an ancient Egyptian name, likely from pa nḥsj, “the Nubian,” hence “dark-skinned/black.” Traditional Jewish folk etymology also reads it as “bronze mouth” (peh + nechoshet), though this is less linguistically secure. Common variants and transliterations include Pinhas, Pinchos/Pinchus (Yiddish), Pinḥas, and the English Bible forms Phinehas and Phineas; nicknames include Pini and Pinny.

Born of Scripture, Pinchas is the zealous grandson of Aaron who halts a plague in Numbers 25 and is granted a “covenant of peace”; he later appears as a priestly leader in Judges. The name surfaces across rabbinic history (e.g., Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair) and has remained popular in Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities, with a modern revival in Israel. In English-speaking contexts, Phineas/Phinehas carries a vintage, learned tone, while Pinchas signals strong Jewish heritage.