Entry № 1924 · Greek origin

Phintys Phintys — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ FIN-tis /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Pythagorean philosopher (on women's virtue)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "pythagorean philosopher (on women's virtue)".

Phintys (Φιντύς, 4th c. BCE) was the Pythagorean philosopher, daughter of Callicrates, **author of a treatise On the Temperance of Women** — one of the few surviving philosophical works attributed to a woman from antiquity. Argued for women's full capacity for the philosophical virtues.

Fragments preserved in Stobaeus.

Pythagorean philosopher. Author of On the Temperance of Women.

The name in its native script.

Φιντύς
Transliteration
Phintýs
Pronunciation
/ ˈfɪn.tɪs /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Phintys stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Phintys · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Phintyss before her.

Real people
Phintys
Pythagorean philosopher.
4th c. BCE
In fiction
Phintys
Fragments in Stobaeus.

Names connected to Phintys.

The number behind Phintys.

1

The Pioneer

Phintys reduces to one — the number of Pythagorean treatise-writer.

Why families chose this name.

"Treatise-writer. Seven letters. Phintys."
Eleni · Mother of one · Sparta