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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Greek: Horse lover
  2. Greek: Horse lover

First name variations: Phillip, Phillipa, Philipe, Philippos, Philo, Phelps, Phipps, Philipson, Philby, Phil, Philly, Felipe, Filippo, Filip, Filbert, Philip

Last name origin & meaning:

English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip. In North America this name has also absorbed cognate names from other European languages, for example Italian Filippi, Polish Filipowicz.

Famous people with this last name: Chynna Phillips, Michelle Phillips

This name appears in the following lists: Before They Were Famous - Name Changers, Child Stars, Heroes and Heroines, Rock Kings and Queens