Updated March 13, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Horse lover

Boy name variations

Phillip

Phillip

- 9% this year
Masculine
Uncommon
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Phillipa

Phillipa

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Philipe

Philipe

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Philippos

Philippos

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Philo

Philo

- 11% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Phillips

Phillips

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Phelps

Phelps

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Phipps

Phipps

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Philipson

Philipson

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Philby

Philby

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Phil

Phil

- 20% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Philly

Philly

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Felipe

Felipe

+ 9% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Filippo

Filippo

- 15% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Filip

Filip

+ 10% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Filbert

Filbert

0 % this year
Masculine
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How Popular Is The Name Philip

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish, Dutch, English, South Indian, etc. : from the Greek name Philippos (from philein ‘to love’ + hippos ‘horse’). In the New Testament this name is borne by one of the apostles; it was also borne by various other early Christian saints. It owes part of its popularity to the medieval romances about Alexander the Great, whose father was Philip of Macedon. As a Highland Scottish surname, it represents an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhilib ‘son of Philip’. In North America, this surname has absorbed some cases of cognate names in other languages (e.g. French Philippe, Greek Philippos, Italian Filippi, Spanish Felipe, Catalan Felip, and their derivatives). As a Jewish name, it represents a borrowing of the personal name from Christians.