 Meaning of name Philip
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Meaning  The name Philip has the following meaning: One who loves horses or "friend of horses". Derived from Greek elements "philos" (friend) and "hippos" (horse).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Philip is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 283 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Philip fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 18 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 395 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Philip in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Philip is pronounced as fil-ip Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Philip and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Philip: Boys - Cristopher, Darius, Deo, Galen, Leander, Girls - Damaris, Dea, Dido, Kittie, Larissa, Leandra, Lexi, Lydia, Ophelia, Sophia, Both genders - Christopher, Cora, StephanieVariants Popular Variants for the name Philip: Felipe (Portuguese), Flip (Nickname), Phil (Nickname), Philipp, Philippe, Philippos, Philippus, Philips, Phillip (English), Phillipe, Phillips, Philly, Phipps, Phips, Phylip, Phyllip, Pilipo, Pip (Nickname), PippoNicknames Common nicknames for the name Philip are: Phil, Pip, Flip
Style We think the name Philip should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Philip to be: Dashing and wealthy chapIn one word, you might describe Philip as a(n) " dashing" person. See other "dashing" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Philip (or its variants) are: Philip John Noel-Baker, born on 1 November, a famous politician. Philip John Noel-Baker's background: A politician, diplomat, academic, an outstanding amateur athlete, and renowned campaigner for disarmament who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959. Philip Warren Anderson, born on 13 December, a famous physicist. Philip Warren Anderson's background: An American physicist. Anderson has made contributions to the theories of localization, antiferromagnetism and high-temperature superconductivity. Philip Pendleton Barbour , born on 25 May, a famous politician. Philip Pendleton Barbour 's background: AN U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S. Barbour, Jr.. 
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